No clarity on rotation, Halladay's status
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No clarity on rotation, Halladay's status
Matt Gelb, Inquirer Staff Writer
A day after Roy Halladay failed to finish two innings and revealed he had visited a doctor prior to his start, there was little clarity on the pitcher's status.
When asked what his rotation is following Monday's day off, pitching coach Rich Dubee said, "I don't know yet." The team's official game notes listed Cole Hamels as Tuesday's starter, Kyle Kendrick slotted for Wednesday and TBA on Thursday.
Tyler Cloyd's scheduled day is Wednesday, so the Phillies already made one shuffle by inserting Kendrick there. Cloyd could pitch Thursday, which is Halladay's next turn. Originally, while the Phillies were in contention and Halladay was healthy, skipping Cloyd was a likelihood.
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. was not available for comment, a team spokesman said.
Halladay indicated Saturday he had "spasms" behind his right shoulder that were examined Friday by a doctor. The 35-year-old pitcher termed the injury as mild.
He wants to finish the season by making his final two starts.
"I hope so," Halladay said Saturday. "See how things are [Sunday]. But like I said, they don’t feel like it's anything that they're overly concerned about. It's probably poor timing more than anything. I don’t think it's a major concern.
"My only concern is that I keep having things like this. I've got to come up with some programs — whether it's less throwing or different arm things or whatever it may be — where I can avoid these types of things. When you're young, you never have them. I need to find a way to adjust to that."
The Phillies will need a fifth starter only once more this season, Sept. 29 at Miami. If they decide to shut down Halladay, the top candidate to replace him would be B.J. Rosenberg. The righty threw a season-high 33 pitches Saturday. He made six starts at triple-A Lehigh Valley and said he would be comfortable stretching out if needed. The Phillies, he said, had not yet broached that possibility with him.
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Shut him down!— Ron
Release him!- Today's result should provide clarification. With the loss there is no point in continuing to run out an obviously injured player who will be paid $20 million next season. Even if you pray for a miraculous comeback at this point, does he really provide you with a competitive chance anymore this year?— Sewellmatt
- if Halladay's innings qualified, his 4.40 era would rank 43rd out of 48 qualifiers in the league— warbiscuit
- biggest irony was how Cluless Rube made his idiotic trades to "upgrade" from Lee to Halladay only to watch Lee take his new team to the World Series while Halladay couldn't get it done in 2010, 2011, or 2012...Halladay blew 2010 by losing game 1 of the NLCS, lost the 2011 deciding game 5 NLDS and in 2012 ended the season by losing to the worst team in baseball, Houston, and then getting blown out with the season on the line on Sept 22— warbiscuit
- Announcement on real problem due this week.— NewMick314
- warbiscuit,
And how did Lee's team to in the 2010 WS? Oh, that's right, they lost--the series and both of the games Lee pitched. Obviously he can't get it done and is not a big game pitcher.— jermigio - warbiscuit,
How did Lee's team do in the 2010 WS? Oh, right, they lost--the series and both of the games he pitched. Obviously he can't get it done and is not a big game pitcher.— jermigio 
I think it's funny how people are worried about Cloyd. Didn't he just throw a three hitter in 8 innings ? We could have used that yesterday and today.— zubzub- makes the David Herndon fan club happy— SyddBarrett
- Why would you start a pitcher, who was experiencing shoulder spasms, in a crucial game with the season on the line? Why did the Cardinals keep Yadier Molina, who was experiencing lower back spasms, out of the starting lineup in a crucial game yesterday?— Gnip Gnop
