As the calendar turns to September the Phillies will expand their big league roster to add players off their 40-man for the playoff stretch. Jayson Stark of The Athletic suggests the Phillies could carry as many as 20 pitchers in the final month of the season to keep arms fresh.
Aaron Nola, Jake Arrieta, Vince Velasquez, Zach Eflin, and Nick Pivetta have combined to make 92% of the Phillies starts this year. Ben Lively started the year in the rotation, but was bounced out due to injury.
Prospects Enyel De Los Santos, Ranger Suarez, and Drew Anderson made a combined five spot-starts either during double-headers or for an injured player.