Brandon Phillips Breaks Out

It is the story of Cincinnati, a player who dons the Reds uniform, unknown to the outside world. You can hear it in the voices of other broadcasters, how they say Adam Harang, Edward Encarnarcion, Mike Belisle, Brandon Arroyo. You can see it in how the only pitcher to ever lead the league in both wins and strikeouts and not win the Cy Young did not get ONE SINGLE VOTE for the award.

And now, world, I introduce you to the second best second baseman in the Majors - Brandon Phillips. (Yeah, Chase Utley is the best.)



Check it out, not only is he tied for the MLB lead in homers for second basemen, he ranks 1st in total bases, 2nd in runs scored, 2nd in RBI, 2nd in slugging percentage, 3rd in hits, 3rd in stolen bases, 6th in triples, and 7th in OPS. World, do you know Brandon Phillips? He signed my ball on the sweet spot! (These numbers are through Thursday - I forgot to post this at the time.)

But offense is just half of his package. This guy is an amazing fielder and ranks 3rd in fielding percentage (.991) and errors (6), plus he gets to balls that are ten miles aways from him! He's tied for 2nd in DP's turned with 100.