The Phillies placed Ryan Howard on the disabled list Saturday to give him a chance to heal:

“For long-term reasons, we wanted to be cautious with this and let him heal,” assistant general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said after an 11-7 win over the Chicago Cubs. “We fully expect him to be 100 percent and ready to go within 15 days.”
Howard slumped this year after hitting .313 with 58 homers and 149 RBIs in one of the best seasons ever for a sophomore player. He’s batting just .204 with six homers and 23 RBIs, and has 39 strikeouts in 98 at-bats. Howard’s pinch-hit grand slam helped the Phillies beat Arizona on Wednesday. He had one more at-bat in that game but hasn’t played since.

Ryan really isn’t helping the team right now. If he does come back 100%, the Phillies will be in much better shape.