Adolis

García

García took Blue Jays starter Patrick Corbin deep in the second inning for his third round-tripper in his last five games. The 406-foot no-doubter to left-center field was his seventh big fly of the year. The 33-year-old slugger has shown some signs of life recently, but he’s pretty much a power-only fantasy contributor at this juncture of his career.

García is in a 2-for-43 slump with 24 strikeouts, carrying a .598 OPS on the season. The only thing saving García at this point is the fact that the Phillies don’t really have a better option, as Gelb quotes interim manager Don Mattingly as saying “I don’t really feel like we have a true alternative.” García is an obvious candidate to be replaced as we near the trade deadline, even if he does turn it around a bit from this current skid.

García has fanned 15 times during a 1-for-29 slump that’s dropped his OPS to .612. He hasn’t fared too badly when he’s made contact and he’s sporting a 50 percent hard-hit rate, but this is ugly right now. He should be in the lineup against a left-hander on Wednesday, but if this continues, maybe he’ll do some sitting in favor of Otto Kemp against righties this weekend.

Edmundo Sosa is taking a turn in left field, with Brandon Marsh shifting to right to cover for García. García is hitless in his last four games with eight strikeouts, lowering his season line to .222/.286/.348 in 175 plate appearances. He looks no better than he has in either of the last two years with the Rangers.

García homered off Jeffrey Springs in the fifth and then singled and scored during a four-run rally in the eighth. He’s hitting .311 with two homers and eight RBI in his last 12 games. That still leaves him with a .707 OPS overall, but as the Phillies’ primary cleanup hitter, he remains pretty intriguing in mixed leagues.

Adolis García is shifting over to center field with Felix Reyes and Garrett Stubbs in the corners. Crawford is presumably day-to-day heading into Sunday’s series finale. The 22-year-old rookie is hitting .269/.340/.376 with eight runs scored, zero homers, six RBI and two steals in 28 games.

The Phillies had Giants starter Tyler Mahle on the ropes in the sixth inning. García came up with men on second and third and no outs and hit a double to give the Phillies a 4-0 lead and chase Mahle from the ballgame. The 33-year-old outfielder is hitting .233 with three home runs, one steal, eight runs and nine RBI in 29 games this year. García’s .155 ISO would be the lowest of his career.

Felix Reyes, who has now hit cleanup three days in a row, is getting a start while García rests. Garcia has been a disappointment thus far, with a negative baseball-reference WAR as he hits .212/.299/.329 with two homers and one steal in his first 24 games. Reyes is at .273/.273/.545 in his first 11 plate appearances as a professional.

The Phillies have tried Brandon Marsh and Alec Bohm at cleanup before, and García has batted cleanup against lefties already this season. The 33-year-old is hitting just .204/.279/.352 on the season, but perhaps moving to the middle of the order will give him better pitches to hit if pitchers are worried about hitters who are on base ahead of him.

It’s the second homer of the young season for García, and it was the only run the Phillies were able to score off the Rockies in Coors Field. Weird. García was horrendous in his final campaign with the Rangers, but he’s looked the part in the early portion of 2026 with an .835 OPS over the first three series.