Daily News | Two strong games have made Edmundo Sosa a strong possibility as the Phillies’ backup center fielder
’ apparent lack of a right-handed bat to pair with lefty Brandon Marsh in center field. But after a couple of encouraging performances in the treacherous Florida wind and sun over the last two games, Edmundo Sosa appears to have repositioned himself as a legitimate — if not likely — option to enter the season filling that role.
“If we don’t do it then, when are we going to do it?,” Thomson said. “It’s not like we’re playing spring training games anymore. Paco has been telling us that he’s getting better every day and we’ve seen it in the last two days. He’s really gotten off the ball well. If we come across a tough lefty and we need to give Marshy a day off, I’d feel confident in him.
It’s worth noting that Thomson’s comments about Sosa came on a day when Cave and Hall both had a pair of RBIs in the Phillies’ 14-6 win over the Orioles. Cave, who tripled, is 16-for-37 with eight extra base hits on the spring. Hall, meanwhile, has five home runs and a 1.046 OPS in 42 at-bats. Thomson’s thinking makes perfect sense. He’s long made it known that he would like to find ways to get Sosa on the field. Immediately after the season, he said he would be comfortable if the veteran utilityman entered 2023 as their starting shortstop, a thought that was later rendered moot with the signing of Trea Turner. After the Phillies traded right-handed center fielder Matt Vierling to the Tigers, the manager hatched the idea of getting Sosa some reps at that position.
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