After not playing defense in a big league game since April 16, 2022, Bryce Harper will start at first base during the Phillies’ home series against the Brewers this week.
, Harper began working out at first base with infield coach Bobby Dickerson in April. He began taking full infield practice a few weeks ago and began throwing to bases last week. Harper played catch between games of Saturday’s doubleheader.Bryce Harper breaks homer drought, Kyle Schwarber goes deep twice in Phillies’ doubleheader sweep of the Padres
This work was necessary because Harper has only 1/3 of a big league innings’ worth of experience at the position. He’s played the bulk of his career in right field. Thomson said that the possibility of Harper returning to right field isn’t “off the table,” but that if does happen, it’ll be later in the season.Since that game in April, when he injured his elbow on a throw from right field, Harper has only suited up for the Phillies as a designated hitter.
Between Brandon Marsh, Johan Rojas and Cristian Pache — who will undergo surgery on Monday — the Phillies have plenty of savvy defenders available to them. Left-handed outfielder Jake Cave has been slugging in triple-A, too, but is not the defender that Pache, Rojas and Marsh are. When asked if his priority is to have a better defensive unit or offense, Thomson said it depends on the offense.
“It depends on who you have available,” he said. “For me, defense is so important because it’s constant and it’s usually pretty consistent. Whereas offense ebbs and flows so much that I see where you can take a guy like Rojas if he keeps his head above water, and there’s not this huge upgrade in offense in keeping him. Because you’re going to eliminate runs just by keeping him on the field.”Pache will undergo surgery Monday to remove a screw in his throwing elbow.
“You can see it,” Thomson said of the screw. “It hasn’t come through the skin but there is a bump there that the screw has kind of wedged itself out. So they’ve got to get it out of there. It’s painful right now.”
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