To take you all back to 2022, Bailey Falter put together the best pitching stretch of his young career.
From July 29 to September 30, Falter made nine starts and put together a 3.06 ERA in 50 innings pitched, albeit against mostly soft competition.
However, it was still enough to feel good about him in a fifth/sixth starter role for the following season. When top prospect Andrew Painter was sidelined because of an elbow injury in Spring Training, Falter didn’t seem like the worst fallback option.
Then 2023 happened...
2023 Phillies Stats: 8G, 7S, 40.