Daily News | Why Zach Eflin and Griff McGarry are the X-factors for the Phillies’ shorthanded pitching staff
It’s that time of year, so let’s dust off the old calculator, grab a pencil and paper, carry the 3, divide by 2, and tally the Phillies’ magic number.Oh, you thought we were talking about the magic number to clinch a wild-card playoff spot? Before they can consider that, the Phillies must figure out how to piece together 252 more innings from their pitchers over the season’s final 28 games.
When Eflin barehanded Hunter Renfroe’s chopper to the left of the mound, contorted his right leg, and made an off-balance throw to first base in the second inning of a June 9 game in Milwaukee, it seemed like little more than a nice play. But he tweaked his right knee. Although he didn’t damage the surgically repaired patellar tendon, he suffered a bruise that caused pain around the kneecap.after a June 25 start in San Diego.
There isn’t time for Eflin to rebuild the arm strength required of a starter, his role for all but five of 120 appearances in the majors. He isn’t sure how his stuff will play as a reliever, although he suspects there may be an uptick in velocity because he wouldn’t have to pace himself to get through a lineup two or three times.
, where he’s expected to remain in a relief role as the debate continues about his viability at the major league level.The Phillies have little choice but to give prospect Griff McGarry a spot in the bullpen | David Murphy But if the 23-year-old can help out of the bullpen in the short term -- maybe as a hard-throwing, right-handed complement to Suárez, a lefty sinkerballer who hit a fourth-inning wall in his last two starts -- well, why not?
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