Manager Rob Thomson also said reliever Orion Kerkering will start on the injured list after falling behind in camp because of a weeklong bout with the flu.
Phillies starting pitcher Taijuan Walker throws a warm up pitch against the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota Fla., on March 20.TAMPA, Fla. — As Taijuan Walker loosened in preparation for a between-starts bullpen session Saturday, he felt a twinge in his right shoulder., and the Phillies expect to have results Sunday. Regardless, Walker won’t start Monday, as scheduled, in the Grapefruit League finale and could begin the season on the injured list.
The Phillies signed Turnbull for $2 million last month for rotation depth, but didn’t expect to need to tap into him this soon. Once a promising part of the Detroit Tigers’ rotation, he has made seven starts since 2021 because of injuries, including Tommy John elbow surgery. Until Saturday, the Phillies were preparing to keep Turnbull on the roster as a long reliever . Because all but one of his career appearances have come as a starter, they took a quintessentially spring-training step of having him sit in the bullpen Thursday and Friday, even though he wasn’t scheduled to pitch in either game.“Because I’ve never done it before,” Turnbull said. “I don’t really know the rhythm of sitting out in the pen, trying to figure out what innings to get some stretching in.
“Didn’t really time that one great,” said Turnbull, who somehow didn’t allow a run in that appearance. “But I got it done in six. We know what the floor is. Caleb was like, ‘That’ll never happen again.’ I was like, ‘Good. Because that was a little rough.’ Not ideal. Didn’t feel my best going in there.”An injury to Walker would have a ripple effect on the bullpen, too.
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