PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies general manager Matt Klentak noticed a peculiar thing this spring when going through different lineup iterations with manager Pete Mackanin.
"We'd have it up on his whiteboard, and he draws this little grid with the left- and right-handed hitters, and he's writing all of them right in the middle," Klentak said. "It's crazy."
That middle column is reserved for switch-hitters, of which the Phillies will lead the Majors with six on their 25-man roster once new trade acquisition Ty Kelly is activated. Only one Major League team -- the Twins, with seven -- has more switch-hitters on its 40-man roster than the Phillies do on their 25-man roster.