Ranking the Five Struggling Phillies Regulars Who Must Spark the Offense for Philadelphia to Sustain Its Major League-Best Hot Streak

Winning baseball games while your bats are on an extended vacation is an impressive trick, but the Philadelphia Phillies know they can’t rely on smoke and mirrors forever.

Phillies President Dave Dombrowski recently conceded that the team’s offense has been an outright struggle. While Philadelphia has managed a spectacular, Major League-best 24-10 record since interim manager Don Mattingly took the reins five weeks ago, they’ve done it on the back of stellar defense and situational execution.

With top prospect Aidan Miller sidelined for a back procedure, internal reinforcements aren’t walking through that door. If the Phillies want to sustain this run, the heavy lifting can’t just fall on Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper, and Brandon Marsh.

5 Regulars Who Need to Wake Up Their Bats

Here is a ranking of the five lineup mainstays who most urgently need to step up their offensive production.

1. Trea Turner (SS)

• The Baseline: .228/.276/.348 (.624 OPS)

• The Outlook: As the reigning NL batting champion, Turner’s lack of production at the top of the lineup forced a demotion to the No. 2 hole. While he answered immediately with back-to-back homers after the move, he has since slumped into a 6-for-24 (.250) funk with zero extra-base hits and six strikeouts. His visible frustration—highlighted by a smashed helmet at Dodger Stadium—shows how desperate he is to get back on base ahead of the team’s power hitters.

2. Adolis García (RF)

• The Baseline: .196/.275/.316 (.591 OPS)

• The Outlook: Offensively, García has been one of the least productive bats in baseball. Defensively, however, he’s been a lifesaver for a team winning tight, low-scoring games. The work ethic is there—García spent a recent off-day taking solo batting practice, which quickly translated into a double and his first home run in nearly a month.

3. Alec Bohm (3B)

• The Baseline: .212/.270/.330 (.600 OPS)

• The Outlook: Bohm looked like he solved his early-season issues following a brief benching in May, exploding into an 11-game hitting streak where he batted .405 with four home runs. Unfortunately, that hot streak evaporated just as quickly as it arrived; he is hitting a meager .184 (7-for-38) over his last 10 games.

4. Bryson Stott (2B)

• The Baseline: .221/.268/.379 (.647 OPS)

• The Outlook: Stott’s season is practically a mirror image of Bohm’s. He enjoyed a mid-May tear, batting .302 over 15 games, only to crater into a 4-for-32 (.125) skid since. He ranks just below Bohm purely because the Phillies are marginally more desperate for right-handed punch.

5. J.T. Realmuto (C)

• The Baseline: .216/.289/.313 (.602 OPS)

• The Outlook: A .602 OPS isn’t exactly what the Phillies envisioned when they handed Realmuto a three-year, $45 million contract. That said, his elite pop time and unparalleled value handling the pitching staff quietly offset his quiet bat. A clutch home run on Wednesday suggests he might be turning a corner.