Darick

Hall

Hall went unclaimed on waivers last week after being designated for assignment and will remain with the Phillies back at Triple-A Lehigh Valley for now. The 29-year-old was unable to break into the majors last year due to a thumb injury that cost him two months while Bryce Harper was also on the shelf, and he hasn’t appeared in the big leagues at all this season.

The 29-year-old slugger has had an underwhelming season at Triple-A Lehigh Valley — hitting .248/.324/.402 with 12 homers, 56 RBI and an 81/33 K/BB ratio over 349 plate appearances. He has had some flashes of success at the big-league level, so there’s a chance that he could pique another team’s interest on waivers.

The former first-round pick by the Braves will be used as a depth piece for the Phillies’ pitching this season. He was limited last season due to a shoulder injury, but made three starts and one relief appearance for Atlanta, amassing a 6.57 ERA in 12 1/3 innings. Allard tossed 5 2/3 innings of spring ball and allowed two earned runs on six hits.

It doesn’t seem like the Phillies have any intention of using Kyle Schwarber in left field this year, so there’s simply no place for Hall on the team as a backup first baseman and DH. There’s a case for him as a potentially solid DH elsewhere, but he has options and the Phillies are under no pressure to move him. The 28-year-old struggled during his brief stints in the majors last season, but he hit .313/.397/.544 with 18 homers in 76 games in the minors.

Hall has been shipped back to the minors following Thursday’s contest against the Brewers. The 27-year-old slugger hit just .139 (5-for-36) with one homer and two RBI in 12 games since returning from the injured list back on July 2.

This was bound to happen some once Bryce Harper started playing first base, but Harper is still DHing today. Instead, the Phillies picked Edmundo Sosa over Hall, with Alec Bohm moving from third to first. Hall is just 5-for-32 with one homer and a 14/1 K/BB ratio since returning from the minors.

The Phillies prevailed in 11 after RBI singles from Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner. Hall’s homer off Jake Diekman was also his first versus a lefty in the majors; a platoon player, he’s had just 20 career at-bats versus southpaws. All nine of his homers last year came off righties. Hall might have been a 25-homer threat this year if not for the broken thumb he suffered in the sixth game of the season. He’s getting an opportunity now, but it remains to be seen how much he’ll play after Bryce Harper begins to get starts at first base.

Hall missed most of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn thumb ligament. Hall has hit very well during his time at Triple-A, slashing .325/.406/.538 with three homers and 15 RBI across 96 plate appearances. He will take Kody Clemens spot on the active roster and could be a useful bat of the bench for the Phillies.

The Phillies are going to continue rolling with the combination of Alec Bohm, Kody Clemens, and possibly even Bryce Harper at some point, at the cold corner. Hall has been out since undergoing mid-April surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb. He could wind up getting another shot in Philadelphia at some point this summer.

Hall played in a couple games earlier this week for Low-A Clearwater before transferring his rehab assignment to the upper minors. The 27-year-old first baseman should only require a couple additional tune-up contests before being ready to return to Philadelphia’s lineup as he continues to work his back back from mid-April surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb.