Phillies former No. 1 pick being floated as option to bring back after failed first stint originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Remember when the Philadelphia Phillies selected Mickey Moniak with the first pick of the first round in the 2016 MLB amateur draft?
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Well, I think all Phillies fans do, and it’s not for any of the right reasons. Moniak, who was very highly regarded coming out of high school, was expected to be one of the better players in Major League Baseball when Philadelphia took a chance on him.
Unfortunately, things obviously didn’t work out in Philadelphia, though it’s important to look at what he’s done throughout his entire career, as it’s not crazy to say that he’s actually turned into a very good player at the big-league level.
Of course, we could factor some of that into the equation when playing at Coors Field, but we still have to give him some credit for what he’s been able to do over the past few years. That’s why it was interesting to see his name being floated as an option for the Phillies to pursue.
“The Phillies couldn’t possibly trade for Moniak, could they? Selected in 2016 as the first overall pick, he never panned out with the Phillies, posting a -0.8 WAR in 47 games before he was traded to the Angels for Noah Syndergaard in 2022. He’s carved out an everyday role in Colorado and is having a great season, slashing .280/.335/.607. He hits from the left side, which is something the Phillies are probably looking to avoid in this trade acquisition,” Evan Macy wrote.
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The only thing the Phillies might be cautious about when it comes to Moniak is the fact that he’s a left-handed hitter, as Macy touched on here.
However, if the focus is on adding better players all around, I don’t think it’s crazy to say that Moniak is a guy the Phillies should go after.
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