NEW YORK — Nick Williams made headlines early in the season when he expressed his disappointment over not playing every day for the Phillies.
Looking back, though, he concedes that coming off the bench might have made him a better hitter.
Williams entered the nightcap of Monday’s doubleheader against the New York Mets with 11 home runs, one less than his total as a rookie last season. But he reached that mark in only 213 at-bats compared with 313 last year after making his major-league debut.
“It’s just proving to me that the power is there,” Williams said.