Here’s how the Phillies divvied up the starts last season:
- Zack Wheeler: 32 starts
- Aaron Nola: 32 starts
- Zach Eflin: 18 starts
- Vince Velasquez: 17 starts
- Matt Moore: 13 starts
- Ranger Suárez: 12 starts
- Kyle Gibson: 11 starts + 1 long relief appearance that was essentially a start
- Chase Anderson: 9 starts
- Spencer Howard: 7 starts
- Bullpen games/openers/etc.: 11 starts
The 2022 projected rotation
And here’s who the Phillies are counting on to start in 2022:
The Starting 5
- Zack Wheeler
- Aaron Nola
- Zach Eflin
- Ranger Suárez
- Kyle Gibson
Depth
- Bailey Falter
- Hans Crouse
- Cristopher Sánchez
- Nick Nelson
- It feels strange not to write Vince Velasquez here.