Daily News | Phillies prospects Mickey Moniak, Bryson Stott stay hot and could start on opening day | Marcus Hayes
DUNEDIN, Fla. — The two biggest homers hit Sunday afternoon weren’t the two that MVP Bryce Harper launched out of TD Ballpark. They came from a couple of more intriguing lefty-hitting bombers.
The Phillies are set at every position except third base and center field. Alec Bohm was the starter at third the past two seasons, but he got sent to the minors last year and he’s hitting .125 this spring. Righty-lefty tandem Matt Vierling and Adam Haseley looked like a natural platoon combination after Odubel Herrera strained an oblique last week, but Haseley’s hitting .125, too, and Vierling’s a 30th-round pick from 2015 who debuted last season for 34 games.
“My focus this spring, instead of going out and trying to win a job, is to go out and be ready for opening day, wherever that may be,” Moniak said. “I think for a little bit last year, maybe a little bit sprinkled here and there in the minor leagues,” he said. “I put too much pressure on myself.”Last season’s wringer straightened him out.
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