It’s been written here several times already this season, but it bears repeating often: manager Ryne Sandberg needs to stop abusing reliever Justin De Fratus. The Phillies, understandably, are short on starting pitching and need their bullpen to pitch in a bit more. They had called up Phillippe Aumont from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to start Friday night against the St. Louis Cardinals, but it didn’t go well: the right-hander threw 105 pitches en route to yielding six runs on five hits and seven walks in four innings.
Dear Ryne Sandberg: Please Stop Abusing Justin De Fratus
