Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Aaron Altherr swings during a 2016 Spring Training game against the Toronto Blue Jays. (Frank Klose/Philliedelphia)
By: George Gouvas, Contributor 
In this week's edition of Phillies Must-Reads, Rule five selection Tyler Goeddel is making the most of a rare opportunity. Also, an update on Aaron Altherr is provided. Those stories and more in this week's feature.
The Phillies continue to be the biggest surprise in baseball, currently in a tie for first place in the NL East. Very few expect this pace to remain, but The Good Phight's Justin Klugh thinks the Phillies, as they are currently constructed, rate higher than 12 National League teams.
With playing time, Goedell finding his swing at the big league level
There are very few teams that could afford to have Tyler Goeddel taking up one of their precious 25-man roster spots for an entire season. Having never played above Double A, Goeddel seemed very much overmatched in the early going. He is fortunate that the Philadelphia Phillies held the No. 1 overall pick in this past off-season's Rule-5 draft. They are one of the few teams that could afford to keep Goeddel on their roster and even offer the young outfielder a good amount of playing time. Goeddel told Matt Gelb how thankful he is for this opportunity.
Aaron Altherr 'on schedule' in recovery
Aaron Altherr arrived this spring expecting to occupy one of the Phils corner outfield spots heading into the 2016 season. It was his aggressive nature and power potential that had the team excited at what he could provide in the middle of the their lineup. It was also his aggressive nature, diving for ball this past March, that put the 25-year old in the shelf for an estimated 4-6 months. But as Matt Gelb of Philly.com tells us, we may see Altherr sooner than expected.
Matt Winkleman of The Good Phight was one of many down on Dylan Cozens coming into 2016. Expected to be one of the big power bats in the Phillies organization, Cozens had just five in nearly 400 plate appearances last season. But just one season and a few adjustments later, he has his stroke and Winkleman and many others have changed their tune regarding the Reading outfielder.
