The five worst Phillies since the turn of the century

By John Town | Dec 11, 2017

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 17: Domonic Brown #9 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws his bat after a fly out in bottom of the seventh innning against the Baltimore Orioles on June 17, 2015 at the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Orioles defeated the Phillies 6-4. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 12: Cody Asche #25 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits an RBI double in the bottom of the second inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citizens Bank Park on September 12, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

No. 5: Cody Asche

Third base has been a hole in production for the Phillies for several years now. Placido Polanco offered a few brief years of respite, but as a whole the position wasn’t great. Perhaps the worst of anyone who manned the position since 2000 was Cody Asche.

Asche made his debut in 2013, just as the team was starting to plummet to the bottom of the standings. His rookie season was unspectacular as he hit .235 with a .691 OPS. He peaked in 2014 with a .699 OPS, but after that his stats continued to dip and he was replaced by Maikel Franco in 2015.

In 2016, Asche dealt with injury before serving exclusively as a backup left fielder. He hit just .213 with a 69 OPS+ that year in 71 games. After the year was over, the team non-tendered Asche and he became a free agent, ending his unproductive tenure in Philadelphia.

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