At this point, not every move is defendable. Forgetting your pitching coach went out to the mound is a bad mistake. While the lineup card isn’t filled out by the manager every game, not knowing that a reliever you were calling in wasn’t listed still is a poor reflection.
However, there are some things that Girardi is getting crushed for that are more of an indication of the shortcomings of the Phillies roster than the lack of wisdom of the team’s manager.
Tuesday night’s game in Washington saw the latest second guess. Girardi was criticized for letting Chase Anderson hit for himself in the sixth inning of a game where the Phillies had the bases loaded, nobody out and the game could have been broken open. After all, it’s Chase Anderson – so why would you keep him in?
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Scott Kingery were recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
The Joyce and Quinn injuries further thin a Phillies’ outfield that already looked to be in a difficult spot. Right fielder
Bryce Harper has been incredible in the season’s early going, but he’s nursing a left wrist injury. The Phils are hopeful he won’t need to go on the IL, but utilityman
Brad Miller got the nod at the position tonight.
Andrew McCutchen is off to a bit of a rough start in left, while center field has been a train wreck.
Philadelphia has gotten a combined .112/.194/.194 line from their center fielders, by far the worst production in the league. Each of Quinn, Moniak,