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The original post Why Marchan should take Stubbs’ place when JT Realmuto returns was published on NBC Sports Philadelphia.

JT Realmuto will be back to normal in roughly a month, or thereabouts, once the All-Star Break ends. Similar to when the team chose to send outfielder Johan Rojas to Triple AAA in order to create space on the active roster for shortstop Trea Turner, who had been sidelined for six weeks due to a hamstring ailment, the Phillies executive office will have to make another tough decision.

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The choice is evident. Rafael Marchan must remain on the playing field, and Garrett Stubbs must be optioned to the minor leagues by the Phillies.

Last night, in the Phillies’ 9-2 victory over San Diego, Marchan had a four-hit night. Stubbs needed to make 45 plate appearances this season before he collected his sixth hit. Even though he has seen a brief offensive revival (a four-game hit streak of his own), it has only helped to raise his season average to.191. Out of the 383 players with at least 75 plate appearances, he has precisely one extra base hit, and his.473 OPS puts him in 367th place.

On Friday night, in his second start of the season against the Orioles, Marchan hit a home run. That’s how many home runs Stubbs has hit in his previous 77 games.

Yes, he serves as the team’s unofficial Chief Vibes Officer. He lifts people’s spirits. Nobody curates a music for a club like Stubbsy. However, you know what else makes a team feel more positive as a whole? Reaching. Rating. winning a baseball match.

Not only is Marchan shown considerably more offensive ability than Stubbs, but the top pitcher in the National League prefers to have him behind the plate. When Marchan is catching Ranger Suarez, he has a 1.03 ERA over 26.1 innings in his career. Stubbs has an ERA of 5.34 over 60.2 innings pitched.

Not only can he call a solid game, but his defense is not too dissimilar from that of the man who is regarded as the game’s top defensive catcher.

When Marchan is in the lineup, you can count on him to put up a respectable effort. He might wind up being Suarez’s go-to catcher after Realmuto recovers. In any case, you are far happier with Marchan playing one or two games per week than you are with Stubbs.

When the Phillies took off for London on June 6 and arrived back in Philadelphia on June 16, it seemed like they had been gone for a month.

The voyage from London to Boston to Baltimore was exactly what they had anticipated, with the added burden of having to travel and playing two competitive American League teams at their home stadiums.

The Phillies appeared ecstatic to be back home on Monday. They quickly got going, winning 9-2 over the Padres thanks to seven excellent innings from Cristopher Sanchez, longballs from Kyle Schwarber and Alec Bohm, and a four-hit performance from Rafael Marchan.

This season, Schwarber has blasted 15 and 16 home runs. With five home runs in his past seven games, Mr. June is at it again.

Marchan, who has had two excellent starts in a row, singled out of the nine-hole before both bombs were launched. After hitting a home run on Friday in Baltimore, he went 4-for-4 on Monday with two RBI and stopped Ha-Seong Kim from stealing second base. This next month could be the biggest chance of Marchan’s young career if he can stay healthy as J.T. Realmuto heals from surgery on his meniscus.

Trea Turner, who had been out for six weeks due to a hamstring strain, was activated before to the game and took his usual No. 2 place in the lineup, moving back to shortstop. He initiated a