Dominic Brown will open the season on the DL. (Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports)
Grady Sizemore could open the season as the right fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, who will be without Dominic Brown for the start of the season.
Brown was informed Tuesday that he will be placed on the disabled list before the Phillies open the season Monday (April 6) because of tendinitis in his left Achilles. Brown has been injured since March 19.
The Phillies also released right-hander Kevin Slowey on Tuesday.
Sizemore, Jordan Danks, Jeff Francoeur, Russ Canzler and Brian Bogusevic are competing for the start in right field. The roster for Opening Day is not set until Sunday.
With Ben Revere in left field and Odubel Herrera in center field, the Phillies could feasibly start three outfielders who had a total of seven home runs last season. Sizemore hit five with the Red Sox and Phillies combined and Revere had the first two homers of his career in 2014.
