Before the Phillies Doubleper on Wednesday, there was only one team in the majors, halfway in May, who had not yet seen a recruit making a MLB list this season.
It was of course the phillies.
Partly because of their range of veterans, good health and depth, only 29 strikers had a battle for the team this season, the least of any team on 43 games in total.
On the mound, they were even more discriminatory with the contributions – only 14 different launchers had launched land for the club this year before Wednesday afternoon (also the least baseball).
With the opportunity for a 27th man to come to South Philly for a day to launch the rainy twin against the cardinals, the Phillies chose not to go with CHECE MOSE Or Mick AbelBoth crush it at the moment in minors and the 10 tops. These two have started matches this season, so their lack of promotions is logical.
Phillies have also not chosen to call their best minor leagues, including Max Lazar,, A 25 -year -old man who has an MPM of 3.52 and three stops for iron pigs (who would certainly do not make his debut because he presented 11 MLB games last year).
They also did not mention their very first Japanese signatory, Koyo aoyagi which has only granted only one deserved point in 9.1 roller rounds so far.
Rather, they called the Recently acquired companion lift Daniel Robert30 years, which only makes its second pass in the majors (after having made one with the Rangers for 5.2 rounds last season). Technically, that makes Robert always a recruit, but the phillies are still waiting to call someone to make their debut in MLB.
A double -headed call does not count as a minor league option, so it was only a matter of preference in this case. Robert is a large right -hander who has launched six seasons of minor leagues for six seasons – with Tommy John Surgery mixed.
Unless one injury, it does not seem that the phillies are in a hurry to make his debut at the MLB. And even if they are adding someone to Il, they may still not have made their debut to divide.
If the rotation needs a starter, they have Taijuan Walker Ready to go back in square n ° 5. They also have Joe Ross In the pen, which recently started matches too. If they need a fifth starter per month and a half from now, Painter Andrew Starts to accelerate Triple-A, and should be ready for the League this summer.
In the enclosure of the readers, more permanent emergency reinforcements are likely to occur by trade towards the deadline of July 31.
If they need a position player, Otto Kemp It looks like the obvious choice. The 25 -year potential recruit has 10 circuits and 36 points produced through 39 games, and reached 0.322. He can play anywhere in the inner field. Óscar mercado And Arroy-Christian are other depth pieces in Triple-A likely to call a position player, but everyone has a major league experience. The phillies may opt for someone with experience, despite the energy that Kemp could bring with him south of Allentown.
The way this phillies team is built, you can be sure that less the number of players they have to use this season, the things happen. A healthy regular season of this group of superstar veterans (and dear) probably means that they are in a very good position in October and beyond.
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