Phillies’ Unique Backup Plan

The Phils may have to part with Knapp instead of Rupp in a multi-player deal. Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images.

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This summer, Joseph will be a potent weapon off the Phillies’ bench. Photo by H. Martin/Getty Images.

The Numerical Bible:

This review is not a sabermetrics article, which means no heavy statistical analysis. But because some readers rely on stats, this is only a reference: no reason to articulate the importance of these numbers.

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Phillies reserves:

Joseph, 26.5: 142 Gms., 533 PA, a .240 Avg., a .289 OBP, a .432 SLG, a .191 ISO, a .280 BABIP, 22 HR, 69 RBI, a .721 OPS and a -1.1 fWAR.
Rupp, 29.5: 88 Gms., 331 PA, a .217 Avg., a .299 OBP, a .417 SLG, a .200 ISO, a .298 BABIP, 14 HR, 34 RBI, a .716 OPS and a 0.8 fWAR.
Knapp, 26: 56 Gms., 204 PA, a .257 Avg., a .368 OBP, a .368 SLG, a .111 ISO, a .360 BABIP, 3 HR, 13 RBI, a .736 OPS and a 0.7 fWAR.
Florimon, 31: 15 Gms., 49 PA, a .348 Avg., a .388 OBP, a .478 SLG, a .130 ISO, a .533 BABIP, 0 HR, 6 RBI, an .866 OPS and a 0.6 fWAR.

Alfaro, 24.5:

Phillies: 29 Gms., 114 PA, a .318 Avg., a .360 OBP, a .514 SLG, a .196 ISO, a .420 BABIP, 5 HR, 14 RBI, an .814 OPS and a 0.6 fWAR.
AAA: 84 Gms., 350 PA, a .241 Avg., a .291 OBP, a .358 SLG, a .117 ISO, a .345 BABIP, 7 HR, 43 RBI, a .649 OPS and a 0.9 WARP.

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Franco, 25.5: 154 Gms., 623 PA, a .230 Avg., a .281 OBP, a .409 SLG, a .179 ISO, a .234 BABIP, 24 HR, 76 RBI, a .690 OPS and a -0.5 fWAR.
Altherr, 27: 107 Gms., 412 PA, a .272 Avg., a .340 OBP, a .516 SLG, a .245 ISO, a .308 BABIP, 19 HR, 65 RBI, an .856 OPS and a 1.3 fWAR.

Williams, 24.5:

Phillies: 83 Gms., 343 PA, a .288 Avg., a .338 OBP, a .473 SLG, a .185 ISO, a .375 BABIP, 12 HR, 55 RBI, an .811 OPS and a 0.8 fWAR.
AAA: 78 Gms., 306 PA, a .280 Avg., a .308 OBP, a .511 SLG, a .230 ISO, a .358 BABIP, 15 HR, 44 RBI, an .839 OPS and a 2.0 WARP.

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