Lochlahn Marsh of the Philadelphia Inquirer suggested that the Phillies should have Harper bat leadoff in 2025. If Harper hits leadoff, then Schwarber would likely bat third with Turner remaining ...

Same for his second. Harper homered in each of his first two at-bats for Philadelphia during Tuesday night's game against Cincinnati. The two-time NL MVP went 0 for 11 while playing in three of ...

Batting as a leadoff hitter, Turner has played 487 games, hitting .302 with 624 hits, 69 home runs, 224 RBIs and 345 runs scored. These are some good numbers when compared to Schwarber who has been ...

381) has had a high floor over the past four seasons. Last year, Harper was elite before the All-Star break (.301/56/21/61/4 over 302 at-bats), but he wasn’t the same player after suffering a ...

So what about swapping the lefties? Schwarber’s power makes him an intimidating first at-bat for the opposing pitcher. Harper, whose on-base percentage (.373) and slugging percentage ...

Remarkably, the Phillies did not take an at-bat with a runner in scoring position until the sixth inning, after they'd already built a 7-0 lead. Bryce Harper opened the scoring with a two-run ...