It wasn’t expected coming into the year, Andrew McCutchen turned out to be the Phillies offseason acquisition with arguably the most significant impact on the team this year. That’s why his season-ending knee injury stung so much when it happened, and the team still looks lost without him.
Since McCutchen sustained his injury June 3, the team has gotten zero production from the leadoff spot. Philadelphia’s leadoff hitters since McCutchen went down rank last in the league in wRC+ (31), OPS (.477), and batting average (.154) and second-to-last in runs scored (five).
Without McCutchen to bat leadoff, the team has turned to several different options to replace him.