Fansided · Jul 10, 2021
Phillies Position Players So Far ‘Perfect’ When Pitching
Nick Maton #29 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Phillies position players are perfect on the mound this season.
It is never something to be proud of when Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi turns to one of the team’s position players to get outs on the mound.
Across last season’s 60-game schedule, Girardi called on the since-retired Neil Walker once to record the final two outs of an 11-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
The team is just past the mathematical midway point of this 162-game season, and Girardi has already used three different position players — infielders Nick Maton and Ronald Torreyes, as well as backup catcher Andrew Knapp.