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Peeking at the Phillies rotation as they play out the stretch

Three primary Phillies arms have been shut down - four if you count Charlie Morton.

Zach Eflin, Aaron Nola, and now Vince Velasquez are all spending the rest of 2016 in the dugout. Unfortunately, there are still (consults schedule, eyes bulge) 24 games left, and somebody’s going to have to throw ‘um.

Let’s take a gander at the old depth chart.

Adam Morgan

You’ve likely enjoyed Morgan’s last two starts, a development many of us likely hadn’t foreseen. How exactly did Morgan outmaneuver so many people from the internet making such bold claims like, “He is bad?