Phillies outfield plans: How they look heading into 2018
By John Town

Dylan Cozens
This is where the outfield situation gets murky as the prospects start to come into play. The biggest outfield prospect in Triple-A right now is the power-hitting right fielder Dylan Cozens.
Cozens is one year removed from hitting 40 home runs in Double-A Reading – which is an achievement regardless of the friendly confines – and has 23 more home runs this year. Thanks to those home runs, Cozens’ OPS stands at a respectable .756 with a 108 wRC+.
It’s safe to say Cozens has the biggest power of any internal outfield option by far, but the other areas of his game are lacking. He has a .225 batting average and .305 on-base percentage this season, thanks in part to his astronomical 34.5 percent strikeout rate, the highest mark of his career by far. If Triple-A pitchers can do this to Cozens, major-leaguers will absolutely embarrass him.
Cozens doesn’t seem ready for the major-leagues, but neither did Williams last year. This time next season, Cozens could force his way into the outfield situation the same way Williams did this year.