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Salisbury: Ranger Suarez’ return will have domino effect on Taijuan Walker and Phillies’ bullpen

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May 2, 2025
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Math class starts for the Phillies this weekend. Ranger Suarez is set to come off the injured list and pitch Sunday afternoon against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Addition and subtraction. Suarez will be added to the active roster; someone will have to come off.
At some point this season, the Phillies may employ a six-man starting pitching rotation, or at least a modified version of one. They prefer to keep ace Zack Wheeler as close to his regular five-day schedule as possible, even after mega prospect Andrew Painter arrives around mid-season. But it does not appear as if they will go to a six-man rotation next week. Quite simply, they are concerned about bullpen depth and prefer to stick with ...

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