The Reading Fightin’ Phils, the Double-A team of the Phillies, have garnered a lot of attention this year because of a starting rotation littered with top propsects, including last year’s first-round pick Aaron Nola.
But there are also some promising position players suiting up for Reading. That group includes 24-year-old first baseman Art Charles. A left-handed hitter, Charles is hitting .303 in 27 games this season for Reading with five home runs and 18 runs batted in. This comes after a 2014 season at Single-A Clearwater where he hammered 19 home runs, but hit just .229.
“Kind of what I’ve been doing and changing up in my approach and what not is just being more patient at the plate,” Charles tells KYW Newsradio.