The Phillies signed Carlos Santana last winter to boost a young offense that showed plenty of potential but lacked any veteran presence. The team hoped Santana would do just that.
During spring training and early this year, Santana took on a mentorship role with several of the team’s players, most notably Maikel Franco. Franco is off to a strong start of his own so that mentorship certainly helped.
Unfortunately, Santana has not had that same level of success. In his first 30 games, he hit just .151 with a .569 OPS.