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Philadelphia’s farm system also doesn’t have any massive relief arms zipping up the system, like it did with Kerkering in 2023. Seth Johnson, a former starter relieving in Triple-A, has huge stuff and a bigger walk problem. Expect to see him up at some point.
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But what the Phillies do have is an impressive assortment of starting pitchers, some of whom will surely transition to the ‘pen, at least temporarily, later this summer.
The current big-league rotation is Zack Wheeler, Jesús Luzardo, Cristopher Sánchez, Ranger Suárez and Taijuan Walker. Aaron Nola, who got off to a rough start, is on the IL due to an ankle injury. The Phillies also have two well-regarded pitching prospects in Mick Abel, who made his MLB debut in a spot start Sunday, and Andrew Painter, perhaps the top pitching prospect in baseball. That, barring major injury, gives the Phillies eight starters for five rotation spots, four come postseason time.
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