Phillies likely done with first baseman Tommy Joseph in 2018

With Carlos Santana and Rhys Hoskins both on the roster for 2018, Tommy Joseph’s time with the Phillies has likely come to an end.

In 2017, one of the most exciting young first basemen in baseball emerged in the majors in Rhys Hoskins. He smashed records for being the quickest player to reach a certain home run total night after night, hitting 18 in his first 34 games and finished the year with a 1.014 OPS in 50 games with the Phillies.

On top of that, the team went out and signed Carlos Santana, a key cog from the Indians’ back-to-back AL Central titles the last two years. Between the last two years, Santana has 57 home runs, 166 runs batted in, and a .259/.365/.477 line. He should be one of…