PITTSBURGH - The eighth inning of Sunday's 5-4 loss to Pittsburgh offered a glaring example as to why the Phillies are running out of time in delaying the promotion of top prospects Nick Williams and J.P. Crawford.
Trailing by a run, the Phillies had runners on first and second with one out. Shortstop Freddy Galvis popped up on four pitches and leftfielder Cody Asche struck out on three pitches. The rally was finished and another loss - the team's seventh in 10 games since the all star break - was ultimately sealed.
It might be time to see how Crawford, a shortstop, and Williams, who will likely play left field in the majors, would have performed in that spot.