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Phillies Spring Training: Ranger Suarez Suffers a Setback, Opening Week Debut in Doubt

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Uh oh.  Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Ranger Suarez has suffered a setback in his return from injury according to MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki.  Suarez, who has been out of action since feeling pain in his left forearm during the World Baseball Classic, experienced inflammation in his left elbow prior to a scheduled bullpen session on Wednesday.  There is no structural damage according to the team. 

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Philadelphia Phillies Injury Updates: Suarez and Stubbs Progressing Towards Opening Day

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Mar 12, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Israel third baseman Garrett Stubbs (21) hits a two-run double during the eighth inning against Nicaragua at LoanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

The Philadelphia Phillies updated the injury status of multiple players on Thursday afternoon including starting pitcher Ranger Suarez and backup catcher Garrett Stubbs.  

Suarez, who returned from the 2023 World Baseball Classic due to left forearm tenderness, played long toss on Thursday morning in Clearwater.  The Phils’ lefty will be re-evaluated on Friday, March 17 and will begin ramping up towards the regular season if he is pain free.  Phillies manager Rob Thomson told the media Suarez will be limited if he is deemed ready to go by the first week of the season. 

Stubbs injured his knee playing for Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.  A March 15 MRI revealed a sprained right knee, an injury that is not deemed serious.  The Phillies expect Stubbs to be completely healthy before Opening Day and to assume the backup role to J.T. Realmuto.  

In other injury news, the Phillies have shut down LHP Cristoperher Sanchez and RHP Nick Nelson with no timetable to return.  

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Phillies Spring Training: Ranger Suarez Returns from 2023 World Baseball Classic

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Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Ranger Suarez has left Team Venezuela and the 2023 World Baseball Classic after experiencing tightness in his left forearm. The righty will be shut down for a few days before trying to continue his throwing program. 

Relax, the Phillies and Suarez believe this is nothing more than a slight hiccup. 

The 27-year old didn’t receive an MRI exam because “it’s not a big deal,” according to Suarez.  

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Phillies Tender Contracts to Arbitration Eligible Players, Ink Reliever to a Deal

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Friday was a busier than usual day for the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Fightin’s —as expected— tendered contracts to all arbitration eligible players by Friday’s non-tender deadline. Six players in total, Rhys Hoskins, Jose Alvarado, Ranger Suarez, Seranthony Domínguez, Edmundo Sosa, and Sam Coonrod, received their tenders.

Coonrod and the Phillies agreed to a one-year, $775,000 deal shortly thereafter.

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Rhys Hoskins Tops Phillies Arbitration Eligible Players

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Like option eligible players, the Philadelphia Phillies only have a handful of arbitration eligible players heading into the 2022-23 MLB offseason. Players and the club must agree to a contract by January 13, 2023 or they will go to arbitration.  An arbitrator (duh) will hear the case from both sides and make a decision on 2023 salary.

Related: Important 2022-23 MLB Offseason Dates

Here are the Phils’ arbitration eligible players (2022 salary in parentheses). 

  • 1B Rhys Hoskins ($7.7M)
  • P Jose Alvarado ($1.9M)
  • P Seranthony Dominguez ($725,000)
  • P Ranger Suarez ($730,000)
  • P Sam Coonrod ($717,500)
  • INF Yairo Munoz ($700,000)
  • INF Edmundo Sosa ($715,600)

The trio of Alvarado, Dominguez, and Suarez were a steal for the Phillies at their 2022 salaries.  The trio, along with Hoskins, will see a significant bump heading into the 2023 season.  

How much? Let’s take a look. 

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World Series Game 3: Phillies Blast Astros into Orbit, Win 7-0

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The Philadelphia Phillies used the long ball —five of them to be exact— en route to a 7-0 shellacking of the Houston Astros in World Series Game 3. The win gives the Fightin’s a 2-1 series lead and puts them two wins away from a World Championship.

Bryce Harper got the party started for the Phillies in the bottom of the 1st inning depositing a Lance McCullers Jr., pitch deep into the right field seats for a 2-run home run. From there the hit parade was on.

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World Series: Phillies Pitching Depth to be Tested as the Series Shifts Back to Philadelphia

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Let’s not get too crazy, the Philadelphia Phillies are sitting in an advantageous position with the World Series tied at one heading to South Philly on Monday. They are undefeated, 5-0, at The Bank and they’ve stolen home field from the Houston Astros.

That should not be understated.

But they’ve done it with both ace’s pitching well below expectations. Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler allowed 5-runs each in less than 10-total innings pitched in Game 1 and Game 2. This forced Phillies manager Rob Thomson to get creative with the bullpen, and by extension, the starting rotation.

This isn’t sustainable if the Phillies want a parade down Broad St in the next week or so. And now, thanks to the lackluster performances by Nola and Wheeler, the Fightin’s will be forced to go deeper into their pitching staff as the World Series hurdles towards critical mass.

There is no margin for error heading into Game 3 and Game 4 with Noah Syndergaard and Ranger Suarez on the mound.

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World Series: Phillies to Start Noah Syndergaard in Game 3, Ranger Suarez in Game 4

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Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson announced Noah Syndergaard and Ranger Suarez as the Phillies’ World Series Game 3 and Game 4 starters.

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Ranger Suarez Named Best Defensive Pitcher in Baseball

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Due to a dumb innings pitched/played rule, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ranger Suarez is ineligible to win a Rawlings Gold Glove Award.  However, Suarez’s fielding prowess –he’s considered by many to be the best in baseball– has finally been recognized as –wait for it– the best in baseball.  

Suarez has been named the 2022 Fielding Bible Defensive Pitcher of the Year as voted on by Sports Info Solutions. SIS is the one of the leading baseball analytic sites on the web and includes voters such as Peter Gammons, Bill James, Hal Richman, and Eduardo Perez. 

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