Injuries & Moves: Walker day to day; Turner building up
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May 17: RHP Taijuan Walker (left big toe contusion) day to day
Walker said he was feeling a little better on Friday after leaving Thursday night's 6-5 loss to the Mets after being struck by a 99.7 mph comebacker, but he's still pretty sore. Manager Rob Thomson said the club hopes to have a better idea within the next day or two as to whether Walker will be ready for his next start, which would tentatively come on Wednesday vs. the Rangers.
The Phillies have some extra time to make a decision thanks to Monday's off-day. They also have the luxury of being able to simply reinsert Spencer Turnbull if they indeed need a rotation replacement.
10-DAY/15-DAY INJURED LIST
SS Trea Turner (strained left hamstring)
Expected return: Mid-to-late June
Turner injured his hamstring while scoring from second base on a passed ball in the Phillies' May 3 game against the Giants. He said the following day that he expects to miss at least six weeks, but he's resumed taking ground balls and doing some light running drills on the field. He's also been playing catch and going through his usual batting cage routine, including taking swings.
"He's doing really well," manager Rob Thomson said recently. "He's been really good at following the rehab procedure. ... He's coming along just fine. We don't have a timetable yet."
This is Turner's first non-COVID IL stint since 2019, when he missed six weeks with a broken right index finger. His only other IL stints came in '17, when he missed two months with a fractured right wrist and 12 days with a strained right hamstring, though this one is far more severe than that injury. (Last updated: May 17)
RHP Yunior Marte (right shoulder inflammation)
Expected return: TBD
Marte threw 25 pitches in a May 15 bullpen session, which manager Rob Thomson said "went very well." He will likely throw at least one more 'pen session before deciding on any potential next steps. Marte first mentioned his shoulder issue during the team’s weekend series in San Diego in late April. It cropped up again in his last appearance a few days later against the Angels in Anaheim. (Last updated: May 15)
RHP Luis F. Ortiz (sprained left ankle)
Expected return: Late May
Ortiz restarted his throwing program on May 11 and was playing catch from 90 feet as of May 15. Though he is on the IL because of a sprained left ankle he suffered on March 30, he had started to work his way back from that injury before the Phillies recalled him from his rehab assignment because of inflammation in his right shoulder. Ortiz started to feel something in the shoulder following a couple of rehab appearances with Single-A Clearwater.
“We don’t think it’s anything, but we’re just taking it easy on him,” manager Rob Thomson said recently. (Last updated: May 15)
RHP Dylan Covey (right shoulder strain)
Expected return: TBD
Covey had started to play catch but he tweaked a hamstring while rehabbing. He is back in Clearwater, Fla., where he is shut down for the time being. Covey has not pitched since his final Grapefruit League appearance on March 1. (Last updated: May 15)
RHP Michael Rucker (right hand arterial vasospasm)
Expected return: TBD
Rucker threw a bullpen session on May 14 and is expected to throw another on May 17. He last pitched on March 1. (Last updated: May 15)
C Rafael Marchán (lower back pain)
Expected return: TBD
Marchán made his first rehab appearance on May 14, catching five innings for Single-A Clearwater. He had been sidelined since February because of a back injury. (Last updated: May 15)