only position players not here, are corner infielders, ryan howard and miguel franco the two power hitters. is manager pete mackanin upset that they are in the in camp yet. >> sure i would like to see them here. same thing with franco. it is a very long season. i'm sure these guys have good reasons why they are not here. i don't have any problems with it. >> mackanin says howard has been hitting on his own and good frame of mind. when he comes to camp he could becoming into a situation he has never seen before as a part-time player, splitting time, with darren ruf. in clearwater with the phillies, jeff skversky for channel six "action news". >>> coming up one local college team in action tonight and another is getting set for another team's best shot when "action news", returns tonight.

. >>> first base man miguel franco was well on his way to a good season and was plunked in the hand. >> manager pete mccannon has raved about franco's worth ethic and they expect that to pay off in 2016. they hope they can combine for 60 homers. phillies third base man miguel franco is expected to be the next big hit for the phillies, just like ryan howard used to do they believe he can hit 30 homers and drive in 100 runs. >> want to get better every single day and work hard every single day. >> as a rookie he had 50 rbis in just 80 games, he is just 23 years old and could be as good as mike schmidt. >> he is much better than i was at his age, how is that for an answer. a lot better player at his age now, defensively and offensively than when i was his age. >> fronko was in the conversation for rookie of the year when he broke his wrist in august, thanks to a pitch by jeremy, who is now his phillies teammate. >> i felt horrible when it happens. >> he didn't do it on purpose, you know it's part of the game. >> fronko says no hard feelings, he wants to be a good teammate and friend. an

phillies third baseman miguel franco is still not here.s a little unusual. >>> most position players report at least a day before the first full squad workout but the phillies say he's not late and they're not upset with him. of course as long as he's here by tomorrow morning. one player who did report today, the big piece, ryan howard and despite the ultimatum hit or sit howard had a one big smile on his face today. >> i'm good, man. baseball is among us. >> reporter: baseball is among us and so is ryan howard but for how much longer? the longest tenured philly could be walking on the field in clearwater for the final time. the phils can walk away from his $125 million contract at the end of the season. >> let's say ryan howard is probably not in the future whether that's a year or two or three from now. it's not to say ryan might have a big year this year and get another contract for all i know. i'd like to see that happen because if that happens we're going to be a much better team. >> it would help if ryan howard had a good year. to be

he lost his job at third base to miguel franco and was sent to triple a to learn left feel. lefties his focus this spring, phillies now also want him to learn first base. are you a third base man, left fielder or first base man or all of the above. >> i would say i can do all of the above, you know, my goal, it is to be an every day outfielder. >> reporter: for ash toy play he needs to hit which was a struggle last season. the his .245 batting average and 12 home runs is not cutting it. on top of the position change and demotion it was all eating away at him. >> mentally when you do a couple different things and you are going through stuff, you are not having the success you should be, that is when it gets tough. >> reporter: after beating himself up and many sleepless nights, asche says he has a clear mind in clearwater and all of the confidence in the world. >> i have shown glimpses of being a middle of the order bat and glimpses of being a guy who shouldn't be in the line up. >> you have to produce or we have to move on. i'm betting on codey to be successful. >> reporter:

. >> reporter: yeah, brian, miguel franco not at spring training yet.y say as long as he's here tomorrow everything will be fine. there have been so many fresh faces in camp so far but finally a very familiar face, one with a bright big smile, the big piece, ryan howard reporting to duty today. let's take a look at ryan howard, the phillies first baseman could be taking the field here in clearwater for the final time for his final spring training because the phillies can get out of his contract at the end of the season. the 36-year-old of course he has struggled the last few years and despite his $25 million salary this season manager pete mackanin says he will sit howard if he doesn't hit. now, howard is not fielding questions today. he'll do so tomorrow but from the sound of it today howard arrives as a happy camper. >> i'm good, man. >> good to see him. i knew he'd come in shape and he had a big smile on his face as usual and he's ready to go. the thing i like the most about ryan is the fact that he posts up every day, this guy comes to play and it's

. >> codey asche is in a tough position, he lost his job at third base last year to miguel franco and was sent to triple a to learn left feel. while lefties his focus this spring, phillies now want him to learn first base. >> are you a third base man, left fielder or first base man. >> or all of the above. >> i would say i can do all of the above. you know, my goal, it is to be an every day outfielder. >> reporter: for asche to play he needs to hit which was a struggle last season. .245 batting average and 12 home runs is not cutting it. on top the of the position change and demotion it was all eating away at him. >> mentally when you do a couple different things and going through stuff, you are not having success you should be, you know, that is when it get tough. >> reporter: after beating himself up and many sleepless nights, asche still has a clear mind in clearwater, and all of the confidence in the world. >> i have shown glimpses of being a middle of the row bat bat and glimpses of being a guy not the in the line up. you have to produce or we have to move on. i'm betting on code

earlier today ryan howard checked into camp the only philly yet to arrive is miguel franco.d and carlos ruiz are the last vest taps taft of of the phil lies 2008 championship team and both figure to be part-time players as their careers wind down. chooch says he's not sure how much longer his phillies tenure will be but he's grateful for having been here. >> this is part of my life. i don't know for how long i'll be here. i know i want to enjoy all my teammates, this organization and i say thank to you god because everything give to me. >> we'll miss chooch. saturday night insanity. vince carter known for his dunks. getting up there in age. so he would rather shoot it from the, you know, wherever i guess. steph curry shot there. 75 or so feet away. pretty decent. not a bad launch right there. >> that was nice. did you say he was getting on up in age. >> he's getting up there. in basketball years. >> all righty. >> not live years. >> thank you very much. >> all right. back in a moment. ♪ >>> how much would you pay for a lock of john lennon's hair? take look. a 4-inch lock of

he lost his job at third base to miguel franco and was sent to triple a to learn left

within other note here at spring training, miguel franco who was absent on monday did report on tuesdayok his physical and work out with the full squad. so all appears to be okay between he and the ballclub. that is situation from clearwater, florida i'm don belfor cbs-3 "eyewitness sports". >>> well, she may not be the size of most boxers you see but pound for pound jacqueline silva can pack a wallup and she has american her fair share of ambition too hackensack new jersey native she's all of nine years old but look at her go. she and her dad took up boxing, as soon as he did this jacqueline's talent was undeniable. 74-pounders works out two hours a day, four days a week and says that she just cannot the get enough. >> it makes me happy that i'm doing this for have been and for myself so i can become something big when i get older. >> i started to pick up things quicker than me. i was like, i was surprised. >> natural talent. she's now training for the golden glove, next month. >>> here's an easy question would you rather drink a glass of wine or work out. yeah, most of us would choose

no miguel franco. a couple of others those are the significant names. nan the manager is managing his first spring training. he's been interim manager before with the phillies. and he's got many players, he's got some decisions because many players are fighting for jobs. >> one of the positions that will really be competitive this season is catcher. carlos rue wiz one of two players from the 2008 world champs who also caught a perfect game an no hitter. but cameron rupp played a lot more than even he thought last year. but he learns from rue wiz. >> that guy won a world series. got perfect games. no hitters everything you wander to accomplish in your career he's already cup it and he's still going. it's awesome for me to be able to learn from him. talk to during the games, before the games. have him sit in on meetings with me before the game. just to give his insight on the hitters that he knows. >> i mean like i said he's been around for a long time. >> i believe i can still play every day. >> manager also is not ready to move on from carlos ruiz. >> h

the most notable ryan howard not in and miguel franco not in.many starting positions really are undecided on this baseball team. heck there's only 18 players from last year's spring training. not like the old days this team. now, we've talked about key positions and understand of undecided positions. there is another key position undecided. bull a bulls eye on first base. darrin ruf has chance to start more than ryan howard at first base. people i talked to are surprised ryan howard is still on this team. surprised phillies have not just written a check for his final season. now, darrin ruf could play a lot of first base. he works hard with larry bowa every day and he's ready. >> i have played against left, a left handed pitcher for the last two years. and left field and first base. left hasn'ted pitcher pitching that day the last few years i've been in the lineup almost every day. except if i was down in aaa f i was on the 25 man roster i was in the lineup. so i don't think anything there will change. >> do you think you might get more time at

also, one other thing to note miguel franco the guy who is supposed to be third base man for the ballclub did not report today. the team quietly not happy, but, publicly saying all of the right things that as long as he takes that physical tomorrow and plays his butt off he will be okay. that is story here from spring training i'm done didn't bell now backup to philadelphia with leslie van arsdal, leslie. >> don, thanks very much. >>> well, novacare complex may be running on cash, latest bird to get paid, safety malcolm jenkins. owe a a agreed to a new deal that will keep nim philadelphia for five years. deal worth more than 40 million, 21 million guarantied. this is the fifth new contact that the eagles have handed out this off season. the last season jenkins had two interceptions and made his first pro bowl appearance. malcolm said he likes it here. >> ever since i got here to philadelphia, two best seasons in my life personally. it has been healthiest i have been in my career. it is really started to, my career is tart to go take off i feel like and really just catching stride. >> flye

would be ryan howard and miguel franco at phillies spring training.f the new players here is outfielder peter bourjos likely to start in centerfield the. he played with the angels and last year with st. louis teams that had leaders in the clubhouse. and bourjos does believe leadership can really make a difference. >> i think it play as big difference. i think you have to have a guy that, you know, the team can look up to. a guy that will handle the media and take, you know, say it's on me. you know what i mean? i know it's kind of funny for somebody to say that's correct it means a lot. especially for younger guy that hasn't gone through it and for veterans guy to show him the way and show him how to handle himself to the media in the clubhouse and go through full season because it can be tough sometimes. >> reporter: phillies government larry bowa an old school guy is on the same page as bourjos. >> this generation of players a lot them, not all of them, but they want to do, they want to go in the training room and wait out the reporters so they don'

within other note from spring training miguel franco third base man who did in the report yesterday, was in camp today, took his physical, was on the field and it seems like all is right with he and ballclub. that is store friday clearwater, florida i'm's don belfor "eyewitness sports". back to philadelphia and leslie van arsdal. >> ryan howard was on fire, don, thanks very much. >>> flares have big chance to make up ground on the standing and leap frog carolina with the win tonight but orange and black will be without claude giroux. center sean couturier will be back after missing nine games with the letter body injury. >> the last two or four games have been hard. i'm trying to get back in shape. i need to get back in game shape. i will just try to keep it simple and try to get to go and try to help the team. >> it looks like former philly cliff lee's career is over, today his agent says cliff does not anticipate playing this season. he is a free agent. cliff missed all of last season with an elbow injury, same injury that cut short his 2014 season but he is still getting paid by p

monday but most were here except ryan howard outfielder peter bore jess and the third businessman miguel francottle different this year and players feel an energy from the manager pete mackanin. he also had an energy when speaking to the media and what about that energy in the clubhouse? >> i took a course in motivation in college one semester. (laughter). >> i don't know. i mean, i don't know. (laughter). >> i don't know. they're just a lot of guys are happy. when i played all the players came to spring training to get in shape. everybody was over shape. most 60% of the guys all smoked. you know, you were here to get into shape over the course of time it's changed quite a bit. i'm trying to put a name to the face and that's why we had everybody wear their uniforms with the names on their back because, well, we don't really know everybody. i posed this question to larry bowa and mike schmidt. i said, when you guys played and you were successful, did you need somebody to be your leader did you need somebody to tell you how to play and what to do? and to a man they all said no because that was --

miguel franco is expected today. >>> ryan howard checked in on monday, took some batting practice as well. pete mackanin realistic about what will be ryan hour's final season here in philadelphia. >> he knows that he has got a challenge ahead of him and he has to compete for that little bit of those extra at bats against left handers. i think he is ready for it the and willing to show that he deserves to be there every day. >> all right. malcolm jenkins will be an eagle through 2020 season. malcolm jenkins and eag also greek to the five-year extension, two interceptions and career high 120 tackles for malcolm jenkins last season. >>> flyers will play carolina hurricanes tonight and without this guy, captain claude giroux, he suffered what our howard eskin is reporting on this concussion from this hit from pk subban saturday night. that is sports in a minute. i'm tom sredenschek. >> really got smacked there. >>> bill gates, and his wife, melinda want young people to get involved in solving major world problems. the pressing issues the power couple wants to us pay attention to. we are

only one veteran did not report third base man miguel franco but he expects franco in today. ryan howard took some fielding and took batting practice. pete mackanin realistic about what will be ryan howard's final season here in philadelphia. >> he knows that he has a challenge ahead of him and he had has got to compete for that little bit of extra at bats against left handers. i think he is ready for it. i think he is willing to show he deserves to be in there every day. >> safety malcolm jenkins will be an eagle through 2020 season. malcolm jenkins and eagles a agreeing to the five-year extension, two interceptions and career high 120 tackles for malcolm jenkins last season. >>> flyers will play carolina hurricanes tonight without this guy captain claude giroux, giroux suffered what our howard eskin is reporting is a concussion on this brutal hit on pk suban on saturday night. that is sports in a minute. i'm tom had sredenschek. >>> video that shows why a innings isers star is paying about 87 times the usual toll to pay the ben franklin bridge, we've got it right here and w

he fielded grounders, took some batting practice only philly not in camp was third base man miguel franco but manager pete mackanin says when he expects him in cam top day. >>> flyers will play carolina hurricanes tonight and will be without this guy captain claude giroux. he suffered what howard eskin is reporting is a concussion on this brutal hit from montreal's pk subban saturday night in montreal. that is sports in a minute. i'm tom sredenschek. >>> as well to the wrist injury, out for the season. hopefully the flyers can hang on the to the winning recording down the stretch run here. >> let's hepp so. >> tmz sports has first look at jahlil okafor clock doing more than a hundred miles an hour over ben franklin bridge. this is from the night of the october 19th as officers trailed okafor's mercedes's cross the bridge. so rookie center was pulled over going, 108 miles an hour, by the way, it is a little in excess of the speed limit which is 45. >> he is riding the brakes there pretty hard. >> you have to, 108. he. >> he was find $439 for this speeding incident. >> he is lucky he didn't

the only position players that are not here the corner infielders ryan howard and miguel franco.ed to be a part-time player this year so pete mackanin the manager, are you upset at all those two guys are not in camp yet? >> sure i'd like to see them here but it doesn't bother me that they're not here -- that he's not here. same thing with franco. you know, it is a very long season and i'm sure these guys have good reasons why they're not here. but, you know, some of these guys have been here for a month and i mean, you can overdo it as well. time off is important so i don't have any problems with it. >> reporter: mackanin adds howard has been hitting on his own and he believes he's in a very good mind frame as he gets set to embark on yet possibly his last season as a philadelphia philly. they can get out of his contract at season's send and he's not supposed to be a full-time player for the first time in his career. so, we'll see how howard comes into camp when he gets here presumably monday if not over the weekend. we're live in clearwater, jeff skversky, channel6 "action news.

only two of the main veterans are not here yet that would be ryan howard and that would be miguel franco the third baseman. they're not due until monday so it's okay but almost everyone else is here. one of the new players here is outfielder peter bore jess who is likely to start in centerfield. he's played with the angels and last year with st. louis. teams that had leaders in the clubhouse. and bourjos does believe leadership can really make a difference. >> i think it play as big difference. you have to have guy the team can look up to, a guy that will handle the media and take, you know, it's on me. you know what i mean? i know it's kind of funny for somebody to say that. it means a lot. especially for a younger guy who hasn't gone for it and for veteran guy to show him the way and how to handle himself. in the clubhouse and go through a full season. it can be tough sometimes. >> phillies coach larry bowa only school guy is on the same page as bourjos. >> this generation of players, a loft them, not all of them, they want to go in the training room and wait out the reporters so they

yesterday ryan howard checked into camp being the only philly yet to arrive is miguel franco.yers of the 2008 championship team and both figure to be part-time players as their careers wind down. chooch says he is not sure how much longer his phillies tenure will be but grateful for having been here. >> this has been part of my life. i don't know how long i am going to be here. i want to enjoy my team mates. unaudible. >> that is your sports, i'm pat gallen, have a great day. >>> unusual piece of beatles history is sold at auction this weekend. this lock of john lenon's hair was going for $35,000, in dallas. a apparently a hairdresser kept his hair after giving him a trim as he prepared for a music tour. it was purchased by uk based memorabilia collector. >>> that is it for "eyewitness news" at 6:00. here's what we have at 7:00. >>> crooks using jury duty to scam people out of hundreds, even thousands of dollars. consumer reporter jim donovan is on your side with the best thing to do when scammers try to target you. >>> plus a new way to jam, you ever go to listen to your musi

miguel franco not in today.hough officially they were due for physical today's and he was not here. pete mccann nan did give him a pass. he says all i care about he's here for the first official workout and that's tomorrow. but the veteran that you wanted to be here is finally here. the wait for the guy to fill this locker, yes, it's over. ryan howard arrived this morning at about 7:40 a.m. for his physical. but he actually worked out with the team. took batting practice. he took some swings for about 20 minutes. took inn feel. he did that, too, for about 10 minutes. he would not talk much today. actually only a couple of times. this one coming off the field. >> hi, everybody. hi, guys. >> i know it's not much but after infield we got more, well, sort of because the phillies wouldn't set him up to talk to us today. >> did you want to say anything to any of us. >> would i like to say anything? >> you guys talk today. >> i know it's tomorrow. >> i thought it was today. >> peter pete mccann nan is clearly not ready

yesterday ryan hurt checked into camp, meaning the only philly yet to arrive is miguel franco.looks ruiz are last bit of the phillies 2008 championship team and both figure to be part-time players as their careers wind down. chooch says that he is not sure how much longer his phillies tenure will be but he is grateful for having been here. >> this is part of my life. i don't know how long i will be here. i know i want to enjoy all my team mates. i want to thank them for everything they have done for me. >> that is sports i'm pat gallen, have a great date. >>> they welcomed a brand new an in the boston zoo and it might be the cutest thing you have seen all day. franklin park zoo sent a baby dwarf goat sneak chewb ac a was born to lea and lucky. she weighed 4-pound and was standing up within hours of her birth, according to the zoo nigerian dwarf goats are noted for their easy going nature. you can tell. >>> that is it for "eyewitness news" at 7:00. here's what is coming up at 8:00. we are following a deadly shooting spree in michigan. several people killed at random in parking l

due until monday but most were here except ryan howard, peter bore jess and third businessman miguel francoit clear sal little different this year and players feel an energy from the manager pete mackanin he had an energy when speaking to the media and what about that injury in the clubhouse? >> i took a course of motivation in college one semester. i don't know. i mean i don't know. (laughter). >> i don't know. they're just a lot of guys are happy when i played. all the players came to spring training to get in shape. everybody was over shape. most 60% of the guys all smoked. you were here to get into shape over the course of time. it's changed quite a bit. i'm trying to put a name to the face and that's why we had everybody wear their uniforms witness names on their back because we don't really know everybody. i posed this question to larry bowa and mike schmidt. when you guys played and you were successful, did you need somebody to be your leader? did you need somebody to tell you how to play and what to do? to a man they all said no because that was -- their makeup. i think it's going b