Injuries & Moves: Phils claim RHP Tarnok
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June 1: LHP Ranger Suárez departs early
Suárez exited Saturday night's game against the Cardinals after being struck by a 106.1 mph line drive to end the top of the second inning. The Phillies said the southpaw was removed with a left hand contusion and is undergoing further evaluation.
June 1: RHP Freddy Tarnok claimed off waivers; RHP Dylan Covey transferred to 60-day IL
The Phillies claimed Tarnok, a hard-throwing 25-year-old righty, from the A's and sent him to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Oakland's former No. 13 prospect, Tarnok was sidelined to begin the year due to right hip inflammation. He also missed the first couple months last season due to a strained right shoulder and the final two months with a strained right calf. In his limited action, though, Tarnok posted a 1.83 ERA over five starts with Triple-A Las Vegas last season and a 4.91 ERA in five appearances with the A's last season.
"We liked his arm; big-time velocity," Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. "He'll go to Triple-A, and we'll see what we've got."
To make room for Tarnok on the 40-man roster, the Phils transferred Covey to the 60-day IL. Covey has not pitched since March 1 and is currently shut down due to a right shoulder strain.
10-DAY/15-DAY INJURED LIST
SS Trea Turner (strained left hamstring)
Expected return: Mid-June at earliest
Turner experienced a minor setback in his recovery during the club's series in Colorado, when he felt some leg soreness following a high-intensity workout on May 25. Turner has resumed taking ground balls and did some "light jogging" prior to the club's May 31 game against the Cards at Citizens Bank Park, but manager Rob Thomson said there is no timetable for when Turner might start running the bases.
Turner still needs to ramp up his running program and go through baserunning and sliding drills before heading out on a rehab assignment, meaning he is unlikely to return until after the London Series.
Turner injured his hamstring while scoring from second base on a passed ball in the Phillies' May 3 game against the Giants. He said the following day that he expects to miss at least six weeks. (Last updated: May 31)
RHP Yunior Marte (right shoulder inflammation)
Expected return: TBD
Marte made his second rehab appearance with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on May 28, throwing 26 pitches and allowing one run over one inning. It's unclear how many rehab appearances Marte will need before being ready to be activated off the injured list, but he'll likely make at least one more. (Last updated: May 31)
RHP Luis F. Ortiz (sprained left ankle)
Expected return: Late May
Ortiz restarted his throwing program on May 11 and was playing catch from 90 feet as of May 15. Though he is on the IL because of a sprained left ankle he suffered on March 30, he had started to work his way back from that injury before the Phillies recalled him from his rehab assignment because of inflammation in his right shoulder. Ortiz started to feel something in the shoulder following a couple of rehab appearances with Single-A Clearwater.
“We don’t think it’s anything, but we’re just taking it easy on him,” manager Rob Thomson said recently. (Last updated: May 15)
RHP Michael Rucker (right hand arterial vasospasm)
Expected return: TBD
Rucker threw a bullpen session on May 14 and is expected to throw another on May 17. He last pitched on March 1. (Last updated: May 15)
60-DAY INJURED LIST
RHP Dylan Covey (right shoulder strain)
Expected return: TBD
Covey had started to play catch but he tweaked a hamstring while rehabbing. He is back in Clearwater, Fla., where he is shut down for the time being. Covey has not pitched since his final Grapefruit League appearance on March 1. He was transferred to the 60-day IL on June 1. (Last updated: June 1)
RHP Andrew Painter (Tommy John surgery; No. 1 on Phillies Top 30 Prospects list)
Expected return: 2025
Painter underwent Tommy John surgery in late July 2023, and he is not expected to pitch again until the 2025 season. The right-hander remains the No. 19 overall prospect -- and No. 4-ranked pitcher -- in baseball, per MLB Pipeline. Painter will still be just 21 years old on Opening Day next year. (Last updated: May 18)