Phillies Injury Updates: The latest on Ranger Suárez and other arms
The Latest Phillies Injury News
- Ranger Suárez (left elbow strain)
- Status: 15-day injured list — Out for around a month
- Suárez threw a bullpen session Friday and felt good afterwards, according to Rob Thomson. He’ll throw another one on Monday, and if that goes well, throwing live batting practice would likely be his next step. (Last Updated April 1) – Tim Kelly
- Nick Nelson (left hamstring strain)
- Status: 15-day injured list
- Nelson threw a bullpen on Friday, and the plan is for him to do so again on Monday. (Last Updated April 1) – Tim Kelly
- Cristopher Sánchez (left triceps strain)
- Status: 15-day injured list
- Sánchez is slated to throw two innings Saturday in Clearwater. (Last Updated April 1) – Tim Kelly
- Noah Song (low back strain)
- Status: 15-day injured list
- The former Rule-5 pick is slated to throw a bullpen session Saturday. Once Song is ready to return, the Phillies will need to keep him on their 26-man roster or subject him to waivers. (Last Updated April 1) – Tim Kelly
- Rhys Hoskins (torn ACL)
- Status: 60-day injured list — Out for 7-9 months
- The Phillies first baseman underwent successful surgery the morning of Thursday, March 30. The club officially announced that his recovery timeline is seven to nine months, meaning there is a very small chance that Hoskins could return to the team if the Phillies make another deep postseason run. Hoskins suffered the injury while trying to field a high chopper during a spring training game on March 23. (Last Updated March 30) – Destiny Lugardo
- Bryce Harper (recovery from right elbow reconstruction/repair)
- Status: 10-day injured list — Aiming for late May return
- The Phillies specifically chose not to place Bryce Harper on the 60-day injured list because there’s a possibility the Phillies slugger could be ready to return to the lineup by the end of May. He’s currently in the soft toss phase of his rehab with the next step being taking batting practice in the cages. (Last Updated March 30) — Destiny Lugardo
- Rafael Marchan (right hamate fracture)
- Status: 60-day injured list — Likely to be back in June
- Marchan, the Phillies’ third catcher, has not played since March 7. He underwent surgery the week of March 27 to repair the hamate fracture. It was initially thought that Marchan had a bruise, but additional testing revealed a fracture. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said that the recovery timeline for Marchan is seven to eight weeks. (Last Updated March 30) — Destiny Lugardo
- Andrew Painter (right UCL sprain)
- Status: — Aiming for midsummer return
- Dombrowski told Marcus Hayes of the Philadelphia Inquirer that he is hopeful Painter will begin throwing from 30 feet within the first few days of the season. He’ll then progress to 60 feet and then 90 feet if all goes well. Painter reported elbow tenderness after his first and only Grapefruit League outing against the Minnesota Twins on March 1. He does not need to be placed on the major league injured list since he is not on the 40-man roster. (Last Updated March 30) — Destiny Lugardo
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