Daily News | Kyle Schwarber, Nick Castellanos will finally share DH role for the Phillies; Trea Turner stays hot
signed Nick Castellanos to a five-year, $100 million contract in 2022 they expected him to share the designated hitter role with Kyle Schwarber, whom they’d just signed to a four-year, $79 million deal. By one metric, the “runs prevented” category on
, Castellanos was the third-worst outfielder in Major League Baseball in 2021. Schwarber was second-worst.Then Bryce Harper tore a ligament in his right elbow, which kept him out of the outfield and limited him to designated hitter duty. That meant Castellanos served as DH just 12 times. Schwarber was DH just 15 times.Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto baffled by ejection from spring game: ‘It was a soft way to get thrown out’That’s going to change, at least for the first few weeks of the season.
Rookie utility player Dalton Guthrie started in right field Monday in a 5-2 victory over the Blue Jays in the penultimate spring training game. Castellanos was the DH. “I think they’ll get a lot of DH time,” said manager Rob Thomson, who then added, somewhat wistfully, “Can’t DH them both at the same time.”Taijuan Walker wrapped up his first spring training as a Phillie with a in-and-out start. He retired the first five Blue Jays, walked the next two, exited the game, watched a teammate record the third out of the second inning, then re-entered to start the third inning. He left for good with two out and two on.
Walker pitched 2⅓ innings and struck out five, including sluggers Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., both on his new brand of slider. Walker has incorporated a new grip on his slider that gives it a new shape and speed, which, he hopes, will be more effective against right-handed hitters like Bichette and Guerrero.Phillies’ Scott Kingery and Kody Clemens lose roster battle to Jake Cave and Dalton GuthrieWalker finished his first spring with the Phillies with a 7.
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