Orion Kerkering joined the Phillies on Friday, Johan Rojas rests for a second consecutive game and more ahead of tonight’s matchup against the Pirates.
Orion Kerkering is back to feeling the way he did last season. Which is to say, how he felt when he zoomed through the Phillies farm system from Clearwater to Jersey Shore to Reading to Lehigh Valley to making his Major League debut the season after he was drafted to appearing in seven postseason games.
Which is to say, although manager Rob Thomson said no final decision has been made, there’s no apparent reason why Kerkering won’t come off the injured list as early as Sunday after striking out the side in his most recent rehab appearance for Class A Clearwater on Thursday night. Walker will make his next rehab start for Lehigh Valley on Tuesday night with a goal of throwing around 80 pitches.
Rob Thomson said this is “just a little bit . Just let him sit and watch for a minute. He’s been playing a lot, so it’s not going to hurt him to have a couple days off. He’ll be back in there .”
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