All evidence points to the Phillies calling up 3rd baseman Maikel Franco this weekend. The team’s #3 prospect, who received a taste of the big leagues last September, should be taking over the starting role at the hot corner for the forseeable future.
The team is in a very public rebuilding stage, one that will take at least 2-3 years just to begin getting off the ground. But make no mistake, the arrival of Franco is the very first major positional piece to the construction of the Phils’ future lineup. GM Ruben Amaro, in his Tuesday radio interview with local sports talk WIP 94.