With Zack Wheeler set to overlook the remainder of 2025, the Philadelphia Phillies are giving Walker Buehler a glance in September. The Phillies signed Buehler on Sunday, the workforce introduced, so he can be eligible for his or her postseason roster. The postseason roster eligibility deadline is 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday evening. Buehler was formally signed on a minor-league deal and can initially report back to Triple-A.
Buehler, 31, pitched to a 5.45 ERA with poor under-the-hood numbers (5.88 FIP and 5.69 xERA) in 112 ⅓ innings throughout 22 begins and one aid look with the Boston Crimson Sox. They launched him earlier this week and are chargeable for the rest of his $21.05 million wage much less the prorated portion of the league minimal, which the Phillies should cowl.
Even with out Wheeler, the Phillies have 5 beginning pitchers. This was their rotation depth chart previous to the Buehler signing:
RHP Zack Wheeler(out for 2025)- LHP Cristopher Sánchez
- LHP Jesús Luzardo
- LHP Ranger Suárez
- RHP Aaron Nola
- RHP Taijuan Walker
- RHP Alan Rangel
Walker has been a pleasing shock, throwing 101 ⅔ innings with a 3.63 ERA in a swingman position. He is made 17 begins and 9 aid appearances, together with 9 straight begins given accidents to Nola and now Wheeler.
It is unclear how the Phillies intend to make use of Buehler, although presumably the whole lot is on the desk. Brief aid, lengthy aid, swingman, starter, and many others. If nothing else, Buehler brings big-market and big-game expertise to a Phillies workforce with designs on profitable the World Collection, not merely reaching the postseason.
The Phillies entered play Sunday atop the NL East with a 79-57 report. They’re 6 ½ video games up on the New York Mets.
