#pitching-depth

#pitching-depth

Despite his recent struggles, he was a sensible pick-up for the Phils. They recently lost Zack Wheeler due to a blood clot/thoracic outlet syndrome diagnosis. Even without Wheeler, they had a solid rotation group consisting of , Ranger Suarez, Jesús Luzardo, Cristopher Sánchez and Taijuan Walker. But bringing in Buehler added another arm at no extra cost. Since the Sox released him, they are on the hook for the majority of his remaining salary.

Fitts' injury again leaves that spot in question. Manager Alex Cora confirmed they're not going to reverse course on Buehler's move to relief (link via Tim Healey of The Boston Globe). That means they'll need to bring someone up for Saturday's start against the Pirates. Cooper Criswell went on the minor league injured list last week. That leaves Kyle Harrison as the only healthy depth starter on the 40-man roster.

Ureña, 33, is a well-known commodity at this point in his career. He throws hard but doesn't get a ton of strikeouts. He will keep the ball both in the strike zone and on the ground at a decent clip. The results won't be astounding but he can take the ball and eat some innings. He hasn't had a stint on the injured list longer than a couple of weeks since 2021.

The Toronto Blue Jays made some drastic moves to upgrade their pitching staff at the trade deadline by adding former CY Young winner Shane Bieber and solid relievers Louis Varland and Seranthony Domínguez. It helped expand the Blue Jays' pitching depth by pushing everyone back a rung or two. But you can never have enough pitching depth, ever, and the Miami Marlins recently placed Cal Quantrill on outright waivers. Should the Blue Jays take a flyer on one of Canada's very own?

Nabil Crismatt has signed a minor league deal with the Diamondbacks after being released by the Phillies. He has a career ERA of 3.71.

Detroit Tigers took a cautious approach at the trade deadline, focusing on acquiring seven pitchers, including Charlie Morton and Chris Paddack, while maintaining their top prospects.

The Miami Marlins announced that Ryan Weathers would be placed on the 60-day injured list, creating further instability in an already thin pitching rotation.