While Carlos Santana and Rhys Hoskins in Japan representing the league, the Phillies are reportedly looking to trade Santana away to allow Hoskins to play first base. Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic (subscription required) wrote Monday morning that the team is aggressively shopping Carlos Santana according to a rival executive.
The logic behind the deal is fairly straightforward: Hoskins finished 2018 with -24 defensive runs saved, the second-worst total for any left fielder since the stat was first tracked in 2003. Adam Dunn is the only one with a worse total with -26 in 2007. Anytime you are in company with Dunn defensively, that’s not a good thing.