Daily News | Matt Vierling comes into Phillies camp eyeing an everyday job
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The MLB lockout gave Matt Vierling plenty of time to think about his goals. Over those 99 days, he thought about his immediate one — to make the team — and his long-term objective — to become the Phillies’ everyday center fielder, and the work he would need to do to make those aims a reality.
The tentative plan is for the right-handed Vierling to man a platoon in center field with lefty Odúbel Herrera, who was The Phillies selected him in the fifth round of the 2018 MLB draft, and roughly two and a half minor-league seasons later, he was roaming the outfield in Citizens Bank Park. In 34 games last season, he hit .324/.364/.479 with an 121
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