Rob Thomson announced a temporary solution to the Phillies' starting rotation conundrum on Saturday, but Turnbull's long-term role is still up in the air.
Rob Thomson announced a temporary solution to the Phillies' starting rotation conundrum on Saturday, but Turnbull's long-term role is still up in the air.have a good problem on their hands — too many starters and not enough spots — but that doesn’t mean that it is an easy problem to solve. On Saturday,announced their temporary solution. Cristopher Sánchez will head to the bullpen on Saturday, and, if he isn’t needed, he’ll start on Tuesday.
Turnbull, who has a 1.67 ERA over his six starts this season, has never pitched out of the bullpen in his professional career. It was something he was preparing for in spring training, before Taijuan Walker was placed on the injured list. Turnbull abruptly was added to the rotation and has stayed there ever since.
“Again, at the same time, I’m confident that I’m going to be able to figure it out,” he said. “It’s just a matter of when, where, and how, and what that looks like. I feel really good about how I’ve been performing so far. I feel like I’ve done enough to earn a spot or prove I belong or whatever else you want to say. There are a lot of really great guys on this team, so it’s just kind of out of my hands.
Thomson suggested piggybacking Turnbull as a way to do that — something Turnbull hasn’t done at the big league level — and going to a six-man rotation sooner rather than later. But Turnbull was unsure of how they’d go about it. Because Turnbull is used to having ample time to prepare for starts, it’ll take some time for him to adjust to a new routine out of the bullpen. Because of that, Thomson plans to bridge to Turnbull to allow him more time to get ready.
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