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Vince Velasquez remaining in 2020 rotation appears increasingly likely

Phillies Nation | January 5, 2020

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Vince Velasquez looks like he may get another shot in the Phillies rotation in 2020. (JCS/Icon Sportswire)

So much for avoiding the mistakes that helped make 2019 a mediocre season for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Last year, Matt Klentak and the Phillies decided to enter the season with a rotation that featured the trio of Zach Eflin, Vince Velasquez and Nick Pivetta, hoping that at least one of them would break out and none would regress. While Eflin had an overall solid season, Pivetta and Velasquez both struggled and the team’s plan backfired.

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