The Phillies' talented slugger disappointed in 2016. Is there reason to believe that better days are ahead?
It really looked like Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco was going to bomb the hell out of the baseball last year.
After putting up on a 1.054 OPS last spring with 9 home runs while down in Clearwater, it appeared as if he had perennial 30-homer potential oozing out of him.
That's not what happened in 2016. After all, if you're using Spring Training stats to get excited about a player, you should be lightly tapped on the head with a tack hammer.