Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi told reporters on Wednesday that the team may go with an everyday center fielder this year. However, it's still unclear who that will be. Girardi stated that it was a competition and brought up three potential names in the running: Odubel Herrera, Matt Vierling and Adam Haseley. Girardi said, "Odbel played pretty well for us. Vierling played pretty well for us last year. Those are the guys that are the lead candidates. But Haseley has the chance to ...

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Matt Vierling hit the first home run of his Major League career in a win over the Pirates on Saturday. Vierling took Pirates starter Wil Crowe deep in the third inning and also singled and walked in the contest. More notably for fantasy, Vierling batted leadoff in this game which could increase his fantasy value heading into the last week of the season. Vierling posted double-digit walk rates in both Double-A and Triple-A this season and has a healthy .403 ...

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Matt Vierling went 1-for-3 on Monday night to raise his batting average to .341 through his first 48 plate appearances this season. Vierling now has five hits in his last four starts as he's done a nice job at first base in the absence of Rhys Hoskins (abdomen) who is out for the season. The 25-year-old rookie is yet to homer in the Big Leagues and he slugged just .359 in Triple-A this season, so he shouldn't be expected to put up big power numbers. He does,...