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Phillies rumors: Weston Wilson is on the hot seat this month

Weston Wilson was recently called up and made his MLB debut in exciting fashion. His first career hit was a crushed solo home run to left center field. So far, he’s shown a good ability to work counts in his limited time in the big leagues, but at the end of the day, baseball is a business, and the front office doesn’t care too much about how good of a story Wilson has.

Understandably, hitting a home run as your first hit is exciting, but when Pache and Marsh return, the front office is going to need to send two players down to Triple-A to make room for them and Weston Wilson will likely join Jake Cave in a trip to the minors. Now, it won’t be for the full season, as Wilson will likely be a part of the Phillies after the September call ups, especially if he performs well in his opportunities over the next week or two.

It’s not a knock on his ability or talent. It’s just an unfortunate circumstance for the young man, where he was only given a chance because of injury and barring any unforeseen circumstances, he’ll be optioned when the injured return to the lineup.