Phillies set NLDS roster with 12 pitchers
While the Phillies have yet to announce their Game 2 and 3 starters, they’ll likely go with lefties Ranger Suárez and Jesús Luzardo.
The Phillies set their roster for the division series, and it was exactly as everyone expected.
Twelve pitchers will be on the roster for the best-of-five series, leaving 14 position players, including righty-hitting bench bats Weston Wilson and Otto Kemp. The Dodgers will have five lefty relievers in their bullpen, creating opportunities for both Wilson and Kemp.
The Phillies have not announced their Game 2 and 3 starters, but manager Rob Thomson is expected to go with lefties Ranger Suárez and Jesús Luzardo. In that case, the Phillies will have three starters — Aaron Nola, Taijuan Walker, and Walker Buehler — to provide multiple innings out of the bullpen in case of a short start and/or extra innings.
Despite playing only two seasons for the Phillies, Aaron Rowand left his mark. Literally. Twenty years ago Monday, Rowand smashed into the center-field fence and broke bones in his face to make a catch. And if that didn’t instantly boost his popularity with the fan base, his answer four days later to a question about why he would sacrifice his body certainly did. Rowand joins Phillies Extra to reminisce about “The Catch,” his role in helping to change the culture around the Phillies, and a lot more. Watch here.
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