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Five Phillies lineup possibilities for the 2018 season

By John Town

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 21: Manager Charlie Manuel #41 of the Philadelphia Phillies adjusts the lineup card during the game against the St. Louis Cardinals in a MLB baseball game on April 21, 2013 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 21: Manager Charlie Manuel #41 of the Philadelphia Phillies adjusts the lineup card during the game against the St. Louis Cardinals in a MLB baseball game on April 21, 2013 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FL- MARCH 03: J.P. Crawford #77 of the Philadelphia Phillies in action during the game against the New York Yankees at Steinbrenner Field on March 3, 2016 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

End of the season

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  1. SS J.P. Crawford
  2. 2B Scott Kingery
  3. 1B Carlos Santana
  4. LF Rhys Hoskins
  5. CF Odubel Herrera
  6. RF Aaron Altherr
  7. C Jorge Alfaro
  8. 3B Maikel Franco
  9. P Ben Lively

There is a strong possibility that Hernandez gets traded at the July deadline in 2018 to make way for Scott Kingery. As long as Kingery continues to hit in Triple-A, he should be in the majors by midseason.

With Hernandez gone, Crawford could make sense as the team’s next leadoff hitter. He should get on-base plenty and can steal a good number of bases. Kingery also could be a spark at the top of the lineup; he could very well hit leadoff too.

The rest of the lineup is pretty standard. Altherr is back in, perhaps in the event Williams is also traded. I expect Alfaro to hit better than Franco by the end of the season, so he should hit ahead.

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The Phillies could have plenty of more lineup combinations than this next season; these are just the first few that came to mind when analyzing which players would be starting next year.

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