By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Philadelphia Phillies No. 13-ranked prospect — outfielder Roman Quinn — is on the mend. Quinn, 25, last played on May 10, before undergoing surgery eleven days later to repair a torn ligament in his right middle finger suffered while diving into a base.
Quinn is currently two games into a rehab stint with the High-A Clearwater Threshers, slashing .400/.500/.400 with two singles, one walk and one strikeout spanning six plate appearances.
"I've been down here in Florida for a month-and-a-half now rehabbing. It's never a good sign when you are on rehab, but I'm glad to be back. I'm glad I'm healthy," Quinn told MiLB.com's Kirsten Karbach. "[My plan is] just to remain healthy for the rest of the year. Get at-bats and see pitches … just to get back in a little rhythm, because once you miss time off … it's kind of hard to try to keep that same rhythm. … I'm just glad to be back."
In 23 games and 97 plate appearances this season at Triple-A Lehigh Valley — prior to his injury — Quinn slashed .289/.340/.444 with 14 runs scored, two doubles, three triples, two home runs seven walks, 11 RBI, 19 strikeouts and 12 out of 13 successful stolen base attempts.
The Phillies view highly of Quinn. As NBC Sports Philadelphia's Jim Salisbury notes, the club "considered carrying him as an extra man on the Opening Day roster," but opted to send him to Triple-A for regular at-bats in favor of Scott Kingery. The Phillies are now hoping the Port St. Joe, Florida, native can be a "September bench weapon as a runner and defender," according to The Athletic's Matt Gelb.
A Quinn addition to the big-league roster — given his ability to steal bases — would be welcomed for the Phillies, who have stolen a MLB 10th-fewest 39 bases entering Saturday's action. Second baseman Cesar Hernandez accounts for 36 percent of the Phillies' total, with 14 swipes in 16 attempts.
The switch-hitter's last major league appearance came in 2016, when in 15 games and 69 plate appearances he slashed .263/.373/.333 with four doubles, six RBI, eight walks and five stolen bases. Quinn said debuting on Sept. 11 in the nation's capital was "pretty special."
"The whole experience was everything I dreamed of as a little kid," Quinn said.
"Once I got up there, I was filled with joy. I'm trying to get back there now."
