Walker and the Phillies played it safe after he felt knee soreness last month. 'We’ve switched gears. He feels so good that we’re just going to put him in the game,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said.
Walker and the Phillies played it safe after he felt knee soreness last month."We’ve switched gears. He feels so good that we’re just going to put him in the game,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said.CLEARWATER, Fla. — Right-handed pitcher Taijuan Walker was originally scheduled to pitch on Monday, but he will now make his first spring training start on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, manager Rob Thomson said.
Suárez said he is feeling good mentally and physically. He said he worked more on his fitness this offseason. Suárez said he is roughly the same weight — 217 pounds — but he feels stronger. His goal for this season is to be more on a Zack Wheeler/Aaron Nola type of workload.
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