Reintroducing yourself to Cody Asche

Hey, remember Cody Asche? Sure you do.On the second to last day of July 2013, John Lannan put down his bat. Probably more confuse than anyone else about keeping the eventual world champion Giants at bay for seven innings, Lannan accepted handshakes from well-wishers as a 23-year-old rookie stepped into the on deck circle to take his place.

Cody Asche would begin his major league career moments later as a pinch hitter with a pop-up to second. He wasn't the sexiest Phillies prospect, but he was necessity and timing and caused his promotion. It seems strange now that we once compared Asche to Maikel Franco, but there was a point where people were also comparing Asche to Chase Utley, as well. It…