The results!
Last week, we heard that the Phillies do in fact have something of a concrete timeline for when Andrew Painter will arrive in Philadelphia. Possibly the most hyped pitching prospect that has come through the organization in quite some time (of all time?), Painter will go right into the rotation when he is deemed ready.
However, that will leave the Phillies with some decisions to make when that happens, a question we posed to you, the readers. The results:
It’s interesting that people are quick to go to a six-man rotation. Assuming that the team opts to go that route, it would mean they are one reliever short for the duration of the plan. That could put some stress on an already thin relief corps at the expense of the rotation keeping their health. Maybe they are alright with that?
Of course, this entire thought process involves some assumptions being made on the current members of the starting rotation maintaining their health and effectiveness. As we’ve seen from even Jesus Luzardo, assuming this can be foolish. If the team is going to make it to July with Painter on the horizon and the problem hasn’t sorted itself out, they will be ecstatic about that. It’ll be an interesting storyline to follow the rest of the season.