Philadelphia Phillies: Top 7 Right-Handed Outfield Platoon Trade Options
June 22, 2011 by Adrian Fedkiw
Filed under Fan News
No manager in Phillies history platooned his players like Gene Mauch.
They called him the “Little General” because of his phenomenal attention to do detail. At times he’d single-handedly win a game by consistently being one step ahead of the opposing manager. There were also times where he overmanaged and cost his team games.
During the historic 1964 collapse, Mauch panicked down the stretch and started aces Jim Bunning and Chris Short on two days rest three seperate times in September.
A lot of people fault him for the collapse, but his platoon system was one of the main reasons why the Phillies stayed in first place for most of the season.
Frank Thomas, Danny Carter, John Herrnstein, Roy Sievers and Vic Powers all at one point played first base. Ruben Amaro Sr. and Bobby Wine shared duties at shortstop. Cookie Rojas and Tony Taylor flip-flopped at second base. Clay Dalrymple and Gus Triandos shared playing time at catcher. Johnny Briggs and Tony Gonzalez combined to play center field. Wes Covington, Adolfo Phillips and Alex Johnson played left field.
Six of the eight regulars on the current Phillies are left-handed (Victorino and Rollins are switch-hitters); it’s no secret that the Phillies could use a right-handed bat. With Domonic Brown and Raul Ibanez both left-handed, it makes the most sense to get a right-handed corner outfielder.