other needs they might still have.

"One of the things that we think about with Nick is how powerful he is off the bench," says Kapler of Williams, who is .387 as a pinch hitter in his young career. "Who's that lefty that's going to bang a home run, or a double in the gap? Right now, Nick looks like that option. But it's also possible that he gets a start here and there in left and right field."

Or maybe even somewhere in between.

Four days before the end of spring training, on the same day he and his fiancée finally ordered furniture, Nick Williams found himself in the middle of the Phillies' outfield.

It was the first time in more than 18 months he saw his name penciled into thestarting lineup of any game -- Grapefruit League or regular season -- with the number 8 written beside it.

A few minutes before first pitch, Williams stood there on a glorious sunny day at Spectrum Field, a step or two into the outfield grass behind second base, holding his cap over his chest and facing the flags in center field. Immediately to his left was McCutchen. On his right, Harper.

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It marked the first time that Philly's former starting right fielder and new starting right fielder had started in the same game, and now here they were