One of the best young hitters in baseball Christian Yelich was coveted by the Phillies last offseason during the Miami Marlins firesale. Traded to Milwaukee in exchange for four prospects, including top prospect Lewis Brinson, Yelich’s bat has picked up after a slow start. Hitting .330 in May, Yelich looks like the young star who quietly raked in Miami behind Giancarlo Stanton.
Yelich has torched the Phillies in 67 games with Miami, hitting .293 with eight home runs and 15 doubles. Last season alone he hit four home runs and he’s a career .324 hitter in Citizens Bank Park with six home runs.
Over the last two weeks, Yelich has hit .328, but he’s tapered off during a road trip that included the White Sox and Indians, hitting .235 with one extra-base hit. His success against Philadelphia could reverse this trend, and become a major factor for the first place Brewers this weekend.