It looks like the Phillies are going to be without second baseman Cesar Hernandez for a little.
The team has announced the 27-year-old will miss the next six weeks due to a strained oblique, the same injury that kept the player who is likely to take his place, Howie Kendrick, for a month and a half.
Seriously, down with obliques. They’re the worst.
Hernandez’ 2017 season hasn’t gone as well as last year, but it’s been OK. He has hit .277/.336/.399 with five home runs, 40 runs scored and six stolen bases, good for an fWAR of 1.