Ryan Howard has been seeing more fastballs this season than he has since he became an everyday player in 2005, the Phillies' official site reports.

Howard has been seeing more fastballs this season than he has since he became an everyday player in 2005, the Phillies' official site reports.

Analysis:

Howard has seen fastballs 59 percent of the time this season. That is up from a low of 44.8 percent in 2009 and a high of 54.2 percent last season. Howard hasn't been able to catch up to the fastballs thus far, as he's hitting just .148/.148/.259 with 10 strikeouts in 27 at-bats. If his struggles continue, expect to see the Phillies start to work Darin Ruf into the lineup a bit more at first base.