CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Phillies will wait this spring to use any members of their starting rotation as they laid out their plans for the first three games of spring training.
Mark Leiter Jr., a righthanded pitcher who spent last season at double A, will start Thursday against the University of Tampa in a seven-inning exhibition at Spectrum Field. Alec Asher will start Friday’s Grapefruit League opener in Tampa against the Yankees and Adam Morgan will start Saturday against the Yankees in Clearwater. Pitching coach Bob McClure said one of the five starters - likely Jeremy Hellickson, he said - will start on Sunday in Dunedin against Toronto.