Since June 19, Howard has punished right-handed pitching. Have the Phillies finally figured out what to do with him as his career wanes?
How does a Phillies hitter with a 1.043 OPS sound to you right now? Like a pipe dream? Some fictional creature from years past when dominant offensive talent was nothing noteworthy for this franchise?
The title of this post gives it away, but that's exactly what Ryan Howard has been for the past month and a half . . . against right-handed pitchers. Since June 19, Howard has posted this peak-level-Howard triple slash line: .