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Rhys Hoskins Is Mashing
By Kyle Scott
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Can we talk about Rhys Hoskins?
He is batting .271 with a .407 OBP, .729 slugging percentage and 1.136 OPS. He has seven – SEVEN – home runs and 16 RBIs in 14 games.
Last night, he hit a mammoth three-run home run and drove in five runs. After the game, Pete Mackanin explained that Hoskins asked if he should move the runners on first and second or try to drive them in:
Hoskins approached Mackanin before hitting his home run and asked the manager if he wanted him to move the runners over or try and drive them in.
“I said ‘We’re paying you to drive runs in. That’s what we’re paying you for,’ ” Mackanin said. “He said ‘OK.’ And he did.”
“He kind of just laughed at me. Rightfully so, I guess,” Hoskins said. “But I guess that’s why you hit in the middle of the order, to drive runs in. If he’s going to continue to put me there, that’ll be my main goal.”
He proceeded to blast the ball to left:
https://youtu.be/oNI8FmAZREc
Rhys is a reason to watch the Phillies play out the long string of this positively terrible season.
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.