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Phillies trade talk: What is Tommy Joseph’s trade value?

Phillies general manager Matt Klentak has his first huge decision to make over the next month.

The first base situation in Philadelphia has come to a critical point. In AAA, they have Rhys Hoskins (have you purchased the new Rhys Hoskins T-shirt yet from The Felske Files store yet?) who is batting .292/.387/.581 with 20 HRs and 66 RBIs this season and is clearly ready for a promotion to the big leagues.

On the other hand, they have Tommy Joseph in the big leagues, who has proven himself to be a decent, if unspectacular, offensive first baseman in the Majors.