Despite that, he is asked if he needs to be better in 2017, considering J.P. Crawford is opening the season in Triple-A.
"I'm just trying to get better every day and put up a better offensive year and go from there," Galvis said, shaking his head before turning away.
Galvis, 27, finds himself in an interesting spot as the Phillies hold their first full-squad workout on Friday. He combined power and defense last season, but posted a .274 on-base percentage. It ranked last out of 146 qualified hitters in baseball and 485th out of 490 qualified Phillies hitters since 1913.