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Phillies 2018 season preview: Center fielder Odubel Herrera

Heading into 2017 hopes were high for Odubel Herrera. Herrera was fresh of a solid 2016 campaign for the Phillies where he hit .286 with 15 home runs, 49 RBI, and 87 runs scored.

This production led the team to ink Herrera to a five-year, $30.5 million contract. They thought of him as a building block for the future, and rightly so. He led the team in wins above replacement during both 2015 and 2016

Things change quickly, and after an up and down 2017, Herrera needs to return to form. He struggled majorly in the first half of 2017, hitting.