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The Notes: Starting Pitcher Injuries

Related Topics: Taijuan Walker, Spencer Turnbull

One of the hottest debates with the Phillies involves the number five starter, it’s a great position to be in.

Was it better for them to hand Taijuan Walker ten starts or should they’ve kept the hot hand in Spencer Turnbull? We may never know.

In that debate, there was one key point that wasn’t mentioned. They had too much starting pitching.

Now Walker hits the IL with a blister that hurts his splitter and Turnbull makes his way onto the list for a right lat strain. What does this mean for the rest of the rotation?