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Hoskins is hitting .333/.429/.643 with seven home runs in 84 at-bats for Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

Hoskins leads the International League in home runs and is showing that last year's power outburst wasn't just a product of playing half his games in a homer-friendly ballpark at Double-A Reading. He's also cut back on his strikeout rate thus far, going from 21.2 percent last season to 16.3 percent this year while also seeing his walk rate tick up a point. Tommy Joseph has struggled to get things going this season, but a change at first base in Philly doesn't seem imminent. If Hoskins keeps hitting he could get a look in the majors this summer, assuming Joseph doesn't come out of his funk.

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