But Joseph will take nothing for granted, which is why he is working on everything from his swing to his defense to his knowledge of numbers. After all, he is a little more than a year removed from being outrighted from the 40-man roster. And just last spring, Joseph spent Spring Training at the Carpenter Complex in Clearwater, Fla., with the organization's Minor Leaguers.
"The job is not given to me," Joseph said last week. "I still have to win it. I'm not going to walk in and have it."
But unless Rhys Hoskins, Philadelphia's No.