The topic of Edmundo Sosa getting more extended playing time has been the topic of the week in the Phillies-verse. His impressive start to the season was what caused it, though the manager has not played him since his debut in the outfield on Tuesday. There is a lot of thought going into the matchups when determining who is getting the playing time, but there is also the hot bat theory.
In that theory, it’s very simple: if someone is hot with the bat, they stay in the lineup until they are not hot with the bat.