A right-handed power bat has been missing from the Phillies line-up since the days of Jayson Werth. With someone able to protect Ryan Howard in the line-up, the Big Piece was able to produce more than ever.
With Werth gone, the Phillies have made several attempts to find a suitable bat in the outfield. Marlon Byrd, John Mayberry, Dominic Brown, Hunter Pence, Ben Francisco, Peter Bourjos, David Lough, and Darin Ruf are just a few of the names the Phillies trotted out to right. Most of those options blew up in the Phillies face with the exception of Pence, who was subsequently traded for next-to-nothing.