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ANALYSIS: Up until last season, Phillips had eight straight years of 17 or more home runs. Owners are certainly hoping that last year's eight home runs were an anomaly, and that he can rebound in 2015. He still was able to muster up 25 doubles but the power just wasn't there like in years past.
While he is owned in nearly 40% of leagues across ESPN and Yahoo, I think a lot of this is due to name recognition. I would keep an eye on his early season production and power numbers before adding him off the waiver wire and plugging him into your lineups.
Phillips is a proven veteran who is batting behind a ton of talent in the Reds offense. Starting the year batting 7th should take some pressure off of the aging Phillips and allow him to see much better pitches. Phillips is worth monitoring since should have a lot of RBI opportunities, but I wouldn’t jump to add him just yet.
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