PHOENIX -- It seems once a week somebody mentions how much the Phillies miss veteran outfielder Andrew McCutchen in the leadoff spot.

McCutchen tore his right ACL on June 3 in San Diego. He hit leadoff in 59 of the Phillies’ first 60 games. He did a great job, too. Phillies leadoff hitters slashed .259/.379/.466 through June 3. Their 124 wRC+ was tied for fourth in the Majors.

Cesar Hernandez, Jean Segura, Bryce Harper, Scott Kingery and Corey Dickerson, who batted leadoff for the second time in three games on Tuesday against the D-backs at Chase Field, have rotated through that spot since. They slashed a combined .203/.273/.330 from June 4 through Monday. Their 59 wRC+ in the leadoff spot ranked 29th in MLB.

“I don’t think we have that profile right now,” Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said.

The Phillies prefer somebody that sees a lot of pitches and grinds down a pitcher. McCutchen averaged 4.45 pitches per plate appearance, which ranks sixth out of 251 batters (minimum 250 plate appearances). Dickerson has averaged 4.13 pitches per plate appearance, but Kapler is batting him leadoff more because he wants him hitting as much as possible. In other words, if nobody can do what McCutchen does, then they might as well hit Dickerson first rather than sixth or seventh.

“He’s a banger,” Kapler said.

The only hitter that resembles McCutchen is Rhys Hoskins, who entered Tuesday averaging 4.57 pitches per plate appearance, tied for first in the Majors. Kapler said he has considered hitting Hoskins first, but he is not ready to do it.

“What feels optimal for the lineup construction relative to what feels good for the group in the clubhouse and good for the organization?” Kapler said. “Very generally, very globally, people think of Rhys as a middle-of-the-lineup hitter. And so sometimes, it can come off as confusing. Let’s say I wanted to stack Rhys and Bryce at the top because they grind down pitchers. The advantage you gain from doing that is really, really marginal, sometimes negligible.

"In my opinion, it’s definitely a strategic advantage, but very small. I don’t think it necessarily outweighs the emotion of the group. I don’t think it outweighs what tends to feel comfortable.”

Hey, it’s "Johnny Windemere!"
Phillies infielder Brad Miller grew up in Windemere, Fla., which has been the home of Ken Griffey Jr., Tiger Woods, Shaquille O’Neal, Prince Fielder and others. When Miller made the Mariners as a rookie in 2013, teammates gave him a hard time about his hometown.

They called him Silver Spoon. They said he had to take a pay cut when he signed with Seattle and got off his allowance. They asked him if his butlers gassed up his jet skis. Willie Bloomquist, who played with Miller in Seattle from 2014-15, started to call him, "Johnny Windemere." The Mariners would arrive at a hotel on the road and Bloomquist submitted “Johnny Windemere” as Miller’s alias.

That's why “J Windemere” will be on the back of Miller’s Players’ Weekend jersey Aug. 23-25, when the Phillies play the Marlins in Miami.

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“I never really had a nickname, so I loved it,” Miller said.

Former Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez played with Miller in 2013. He remains one of the biggest influences in Miller’s career. Ibanez was in Philadelphia over the weekend for the reunion of the 2009 National League championship team.

Ibanez could not help but poke fun at Miller one more time.

“He asked me if the butlers and chefs were doing well,” Miller said.

Extra bases
Kapler said right-hander Nick Pivetta could be getting closer to being unleashed as a true reliever, capable of pitching on consecutive days more frequently. He said left-hander Ranger Suarez is getting closer to that as well, while righty Zach Eflin will take more time.