Some Phillies fans wrote off prospect Mickey Moniak just two years into his professional career after he stumbled out of the gate. It’s not like the teenage number one overall pick had a lot of pressure riding on him, though.
After hitting .253 between 2017-18 Moniak has come out hot to start the 2019 season with the Reading Fightin’ Phils. Though hitting just .278 in his first nine games, Moniak has four multi-hit games and more hits than games played.
Moniak picked up his fourth multi-hit game Monday night and added on a stolen base, and is hitting .