At the moment, though, the most imminent culprit for regression is the offense. At this point, it is hard to imagine much improvement coming from within. Cesar Hernandez and Freddy Galvis are both producing in line with their career numbers (.663 and .682 OPS). We're well past the point of thinking that Ryan Howard will improve on his .195/.256/.403 line, which includes five home runs to go with his 25 strikeouts in 74 at-bats. Maikel Franco will need to develop more patience in order to improve on his .258/.310/.452 line (which, to be clear, is more than adequate, and about what anybody could have reasonably counted on heading into the season). Case in point were two pitches at his sternum that he swung at in the third inning Sunday, one of them foul, one of them popped up to shallow leftfield. No doubt, Franco is the least of the Phillies' concerns. But taking the next step into that realm of elite hitters will require him being more selective.