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Oberholtzer appears set to start in bullpen role

"I guess the writing is on the wall," Oberholtzer said Sunday morning at Bright House Field. "Literally."

Oberholtzer, 26, is out of options, so he had a guaranteed spot on the Opening Day roster. The Phillies acquired him in the Ken Giles trade in December, so they obviously had no plans of losing him. But the storyline entering Spring Training is that he had a chance to be the Phillies' No. 5 starter because he has a 3.84 ERA in 42 big league starts.

Oberholtzer strikes out Headley
3/13/16: Brett Oberholtzer gets Chase Headley to stare at strike three in the bottom of the 7th inning

The Phillies need quality starters.