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PHI • Pitcher • #50
24 days ago
The move is now official. Kerkering rejoins Philadelphia’s bullpen after missing a couple weeks with a hamstring strain. The 25-year-old high-leverage arm posted a strong 3.30 ERA across 60 innings last year before committing an NLDS-ending fielding error against the eventual World Series champion Dodgers last postseason.
PHI • Pitcher • #50
25 days ago
Kerkering has rejoined the Phillies prior to Monday’s series opener in San Francisco, but the club is going to wait an extra day before officially making a roster move. The 25-year-old high-leverage reliever has been on the shelf since spring training working his way back from a hamstring strain.
Source: Matt Gelb
PHI • Pitcher • #50
29 days ago
Kerkering will get in one more rehab appearance and then jet to San Francisco to join the Phillies for their next series by the bay. The right-hander is no threat to Jhoan Duran’s closer role, but should be capable of value in leagues with holds eventually.
Source: Matt Gelb
PHI • Pitcher • #50
about 1 month ago
The second of those back-to-back appearances is set to come on Wednesday. If his hamstring responds well to the back to back outings, then it’s not out of the question that he returns to the Phillies’ bullpen this weekend.
Source: Todd Zolecki
PHI • Pitcher • #50
about 1 month ago
Kerkering, who reported to camp with the injury last month, pitched in a minor league game on Monday and is expected to be ready to return once his 15 days are up.
PHI • Pitcher • #50
about 2 months ago
That was the final hurdle for him to clear before returning to Grapefruit League action, which is scheduled to happen on Tuesday. It’s sounding more and more likely that he’ll be available out of the Phillies’ bullpen on Opening Day.
Source: Todd Zolecki
PHI • Pitcher • #50
about 2 months ago
The 24-year-old right-hander continues to progress in his recovery from a Grade 1 hamstring strain. When asked on Thursday about the possibility of Kerkering being ready in time for Opening Day, Phillies’ skipper Rob Thomson replied “possibly”. It sounds like barring any setbacks, the Phillies could have one of their main bullpen arms ready to go on March 26.
Source: Scott Lauber
PHI • Pitcher • #50
2 months ago
Kerkering still has plenty of time to ramp up and get himself ready before Opening Day after suffering a Grade 1 hamstring strain at the outset of spring camp. Barring any setbacks from here, he should be ready to open the season as part of a committee setting up for closer Jhoan Duran.
Source: Charlotte Varnes
PHI • Pitcher • #50
3 months ago
He’ll be “a little behind” but it’s not expected to prevent him from being ready for Opening Day at this point. Jhoan Duran projects as Philadelphia’s closer and Kerkering only figures to have spot opportunities to close when healthy, so there’s not much reason to roster him in shallow leagues.
Source: Matt Gelb
PHI • Pitcher • #50
8 months ago
Jhoan Duran had this one off after pitching the previous two days. Kerkering struck out one and threw 13 of his 17 pitches for strikes. He’ll continue to set up for Duran for the most part.
PHI • Pitcher • #50
9 months ago
Jhoan Duran and Matt Strahm were both unavailable tonight, but the Phillies got scoreless frames from Jordan Romano, David Robertson (in his season debut) and Kerkering in the comeback win. It’s Kerkering’s third save of the year, though he probably won’t be getting many more. Duran should be back closing on Tuesday.
PHI • Pitcher • #50
10 months ago
Kerkering had gone 19 straight appearances without allowing a run before giving up one on a HBP and two singles today. This obviously won’t hurt his standing in the Phillies pen. The team has had only four saves this month, with two going to Kerkering and two to Matt Strahm.
PHI • Pitcher • #50
11 months ago
It wasn’t the smoothest of innings, as Otto Lopez reached with one out on an error by Alec Bohm and Eric Wagaman poked a two-out single into right field, but the 24-year-old right-hander fought back and got Dane Myers to pop out to end the ballgame. He picked up the first save of his big league career in Monday’s series opener against the Marlins, then came through again in a big way on Thursday. It’s hard to trust anyone in manager Rob Thomson’s bullpen, but for the time being at least, Kerkering looks like the best option for saves and should be started in all mixed leagues.
PHI • Pitcher • #50
11 months ago
Phillies manager Rob Thomson handed the ball to Kerkering to protect a three-run lead in the final frame after Jordan Romano and Matt Strahm worked the seventh and eighth innings, respectively, with the score much tighter at the time. The hard-throwing 24-year-old righty made it look easy against the bottom of Miami’s order, getting Eric Wagaman to ground out and striking out Liam Hicks before putting away Connor Norby on a harmless ground out to seal the victory. Kerkering will likely be in position to vulture the occasional save chance moving forward, which gives him some appeal in deeper fantasy formats.