Andrew Painter would be the youngest player to make an April start since 1986. But the only thing that matters for the Phillies is that he’s ready, ByDavidMurphy writes.
Call it whatever you want. A six-man rotation. A modified five-man rotation. As long as Andrew Painter is one of those men, theGive Dave Dombrowski all the credit in the world for recognizing the situation at hand. For months now, the Phillies president of baseball operations has barely bothered to qualify his belief in the organization’s 19-year-old pitching phenom. In fact, the more he talks, the more he seems to imply that a spot on the opening day roster is Painter’s to lose.
The Phillies are not in a position where they can turn down such a thing. Painter isn’t just a guy who can take a regularly scheduled turn in a big-league rotation. He is a potential difference-maker in a postseason series. As we saw last season, even two or three innings can make that difference. There’s something backwards about the notion that a pitcher’s arm will fall off if he doesn’t spend a certain amount of time in the minor leagues. We aren’t baking chocolate chip cookies here. The mound, the mechanics, the ball, the distance to home plate — all of it is the same in the minors as it is in the majors.
The Angels’ usage of Detmers was as meticulous as it gets. He had at least an extra day of rest before all of his starts, and at least two extra days before 14 of 25. This included a 16-day break at the end of June and beginning of July. The Angels’ six-man rotation had the added benefit of lessening the strain on two-way star Shohei Ohtani, who finished the season with 166 innings over 28 starts while finishing fourth in Cy Young voting and second in the MVP.Andrew Painter, Phillies’ No.
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