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Adam Morgan’s elbow injury could cost him the season

Morgan, a left-handed reliever, was told that his injury will not require surgery or a platelet-rich plasma injection, which would have placed his return even more in doubt.

Adam Morgan walked through the dugout after leaving the game against the Giants on Wednesday night.
Adam Morgan walked through the dugout after leaving the game against the Giants on Wednesday night.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer

It could be a challenge for Adam Morgan to return this season after the Phillies pitcher underwent an MRI test on Friday afternoon that showed that his elbow injury is in the same spot but more severe than the one that caused him to miss a month earlier this year.

“At this point, I'm only doing the team a disservice without my best stuff,” Morgan said after being placed on the injured list with a flexor strain. “I knew I wasn't going to be 100 percent, but I feel like I wasn't competing the best I could.”

Morgan was told that his injury will not require surgery or a platelet-rich plasma injection, which would have placed his return even more in doubt. The pitcher said that was the one positive that came out of Friday’s meeting with a team doctor. Morgan was told to rest.

The lefthander has a 3.94 ERA in 40 appearances, the last of which came Wednesday night, when the Giants tagged him for two homers.

“Some days are OK, some days are worse,” Morgan said. “The bad days were just getting a lot worse than what they were. We had been putting everything on it and just trying to manage it the best we could, but it just kept getting worse.”

The Phillies have already lost relievers Tommy Hunter and David Robertson for the season to elbow injuries.

Victor Arano, manager Gabe Kapler said, is a long shot to return from his elbow injury. Pat Neshek is uncertain to return from a hamstring injury. Edubray Ramos is out with a shoulder injury and Seranthony Dominquez hopes to return from an elbow injury.

The Phillies bullpen, expected to be a strength before the season, has been ravaged by injuries. Morgan’s is the latest blow.

“It’s tough, but I’m glad they caught it right now, no surgery, no PRP,” Morgan said. “Hopefully, I’ll be back as soon as I can, but I can’t promise anything.”