PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Angelo Cataldi believes the Phillies are coddling their young prospects. And Mike Schmidt agrees.
Cataldi has been adamant the past couple of days, calling for the Phils to bring up guys like 24-year-old first baseman Rhys Hoskins and 23-year-old catcher Jorge Alfaro.
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The Phillies Hall Of Famer discussed the topic with Cataldi on Tuesday’s 94WIP Morning Show.
Listen: Mike Schmidt on the 94WIP Morning Show
“I got called up in September, I never made it up earlier in that year,” Schmidt said of his MLB debut in 1972.