PITTSBURGH – Enyel De Los Santos will travel to Washington later this month to represent the Phillies in the annual Futures Game. But before De Los Santos arrives at Nationals Park, the pitching prospect could first get a taste of the major leagues.
The Phillies will need an extra starting pitcher this week as they play a double-header on Monday with Vince Velasquez still on the disabled list. The team has not yet named a starting pitcher for Sunday’s series finale against the Pirates, but that could be a game started by Mark Leiter Jr. if the reliever not needed in the first two games of the series.