The right-hander experienced shoulder pain in spring training and landed on the injured list. The Phillies are trying to build up his endurance before his return.
ST. LOUIS — The clock on Taijuan Walker’s return to the Phillies’ starting rotation is about to begin.
Thomson outlined a timeline in which the Phillies will increase Walker’s workload in 15-pitch increments over three or four starts during a minor-league assignment that can last for as many as 30 days.AdvertisementAs load management creeps into MLB, these Phillies want to play every day: ‘It’s a mindset’Walker’s fastball sat in the low 90s in a spring-training start March 20 against the Orioles. He was shut down three days later after feeling soreness before a bullpen session.
Walker’s velocity varied wildly during stretches last season. Overall, though, his fastball averaged 92.9 mph. As the Phillies returned to St. Louis, Rojas was 1-for-22 with six strikeouts and two walks, prompting two questions: Is his confidence taking a hit with only one infield hit? And how much longer can the Phillies stick with him?“He seems fine,” Thomson said. “But I know that you’re a young guy in the big leagues and you’ve got the numbers he’s got, it’s going to weigh on you to a certain degree. But he seems fine.
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