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Phillies Call Up Maikel Franco

But trading the face of the franchise in Jimmy Rollins this winter the the Dodgers (Zach Eflin and Tom Windle) really showed that they were ready to rebuild.

Franco had 56 ABs last September, and hit .179 picking up 5 RBI.  He had two mutli-hit games but failed to hit a home run an picked up just 2 doubles.  He struck out 13 times and drew one walk.

Franco is a career .280 minor league hitter, across 6 seasons.  In 2013, he hit 36 doubles, 31 home runs and drove in 103 runs.