PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Get excited, Phillies fans.
No, seriously.
For the first time in a long time, there’s real reason for hope at Citizens Bank Park. Soon, potentially as early as this weekend, third base prospect Maikel Franco will arrive to help an offense that’s on pace to be one of the worst in decades.
While Franco isn’t the next Mike Trout or Bryce Harper, he’s a very promising player that is capable of becoming the first home-grown Phillies everyday star in a long time. It’s been 15 years since Jimmy Rollins debuted. Chase Utley arrived in 2003, Ryan Howard in 2004.