Unless something goes awry in the next couple weeks, the Phillies will bring into the postseason an asset that some of their top competition in the National League bracket will not: starting pitching health.
But that doesn’t mean the rotation is without question marks — or, at least, one question mark, in the form of Ranger Suárez.
Suárez returned from the injured list on Aug. 24 after lower back soreness sidelined him for a month, and the results have been mixed since then. He’s had decent lines — like that first game back, and again on Sept.