PHILADELPHIA -- Aaron Altherr enjoyed one of the Phillies' finest offensive seasons in years in 2017.
But the Phillies optioned Altherr to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Sunday, following a season's worth of struggles. He hit .171 with six home runs, 33 RBIs and a .595 OPS in 248 plate appearances.
"He was in a really tough spot here," Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said Monday at Citizens Bank Park. "The point at which Nick Williams began to really look over the baseball more successfully, take more pitches, be more selective, drive the baseball when he did get his A-swing off, he became a guy that we needed to get in the lineup frequently.