Giglio: 'Concerned about Phillies offense, Castellanos stinks'

The 47-24 Phillies are cruising through 71 games, but Joe Giglio admits he is slightly worried about their offense.

"I'm not worried that [Zack] Wheeler had one bad start, it happens. I'm not worried that [Aaron] Nola had a bad start at Fenway, it happens," Giglio said on Monday's 94WIP Midday Show with Hugh Douglas. "What I am concerned about is an offense that in the last two weeks is averaging 3.8 runs per game, they've really fallen back to earth here. Most specifically, Nick Castellanos stinks...Over the last year this guy has the worst on base percentage in Major League Baseball...He's a problem and we've got to get to a point where he's more at the bottom of the order because I can't watch at two anymore."

With catcher J.T. Realmuto and shortstop Trea Turner sidelined due to injury, Rob Thomson moved Castellanos to the two-hole. Casty went 0-14 over the weekend and is now slashing just .204/.263/.347 this season with nine home runs, 20 walks, and 67 strikeouts. His Win Probability Added is -1.7 and his WAR is -0.8.

The Philadelphia Phillies have lost five of their last seven games traveling from London to Boston and then to Baltimore. However, with the Atlanta Braves losing six of their last 10 games, the Phillies still hold an eight game lead in the NL East and now return home for six games (three against the Padres and three against the Diamondbacks).

"It kind of feels like they should have an off day [on Monday]," Scott Franzke said on 94WIP during Sunday's broadcast of Phillies at Orioles. "I think Baseball has given them a horrible draw on this schedule. I think it's ridiculous the way they set this schedule up...because of the London series."

On top of getting back home, the Phils got Brandon Marsh back from injury this weekend and expect to get Trea Turner back for tonight's game.