The Phillies‘ injury woes just got even worse Saturday as Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reported that reliever David Robertson underwent Tommy John surgery. Given the injury’s 14-16 month recovery period, he is not expected to be able to pitch at all during the 2020 season.
Robertson has not pitched since April 14 when he had a 5.40 ERA, 6.07 fielding-independent pitching, 2.100 WHIP, six strikeouts, and six walks in seven games. He came in expecting to be a closer or late-game reliever, but he had done little to warrant such a position.
Philadelphia placed Robertson on the injured list April 15 with elbow soreness, which was later diagnosed as a right flexor strain.