When 2016’s first pitch was delivered, the Philadelphia Phillies had someone not named Chase Utley lacing up the cleats to be the new second baseman. Cesar Hernandez, a homegrown Venezuelan product, was going to be Freddy Galvis’s new double play partner.
Hernandez was really given the reigns over the course of the 2015 season as Utley was injured and later traded. The project was not seen as something the Phils would explore long-term. However, over the course of the last two seasons, Hernandez has given the Phils brass even just the smallest second thought.