Phillies manager Joe Girardi sounded slightly optimistic that high-priced reliever David Robertson could make a comeback this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in August.
Girardi likened the possibility of getting Robertson back to a trade deadline move for a guy who has closed and set up in big games.
“Hopefully at some point we get (David Robertson) back, that’s a huge addition. You get a David Robertson back some time in the second half that’s a deadline trade that can be a difference-maker… He’s doing great. If you ask him and you ask our training staff he’s doing fabulous but he’s driving them nuts because he wants to get on the mound.