The Phillies have announced that second baseman Cesar Hernandez has been placed on the 10-day DL, as expected, with a left oblique strain. Righty Joaquin Benoit has been activated from the DL and will take Hernandez’s place on the team’s 25-man roster.
As CSNPhilly.com’s Jim Salisbury previously noted, Hernandez was injured while throwing on Friday. He was batting .277/.336/.399 for the Phillies this season after emerging as a key offensive and defensive contributor last year. Some Phillies fans might have hoped prospect Scott Kingery, who is batting .300/.377/.612 for Double-A Reading, might have been promoted to take Hernandez’s place, but the team will instead turn to longtime Angels second baseman Howie Kendrick, who will move in from the outfield to play second. The move could have implications for Kendrick’s status as a trade candidate; as Steve Adams noted in the Phillies entry in MLBTR’s Taking Inventory series earlier this week, Kendrick’s strong hitting so far this year could make him an attractive trade target for contenders later this summer. Daniel Nava could see more time in the outfield as a result of any playing time Kendrick might receive at second.
The Phillies placed Benoit on the 10-day DL last week due to a left knee sprain. The 39-year-old has a 3.68 ERA, 7.8 K/9 and 4.9 BB/9 over 22 innings thus far this season.
Of course…..Phillies won’t call a prospect up until either the Super 2 deadline or he is a grandfather
Super 2 deadline has passed.
or maybe its because they’re still tanking, and that Kingery has like 2 productive months above A ball in his career. Rushing prospects is exactly why JP Crawford can’t hit
Phillies already have Players that are Not Ready for Showtime, adding Kingery to the Mix might add to fan excitement , but does nothing for his development !
GRANDFATHER LOL
No need to rush Kingery. Howie, Blanco and the offensive juggernaut known as Ty Kelly can hold things down for a month.
They would not rush him. at least move him up to AAA and from there to the majors. chuck knoblauch started his career a year older then Kingery and that was under Andy MacPhail, the Phillies current president. Why not bring him up to AAA and then the majors later? what do you have to lose? This season is lost already. just develop the young talent.