The Philadelphia Phillies are no longer counting on Andrew Painter as a key factor for their Major League staff in 2023.
The team\'s top pitching prospect, Painter has had an injury-plagued season. He sprained the UCL in his throwing elbow in Spring Training. His rehab was set back a couple weeks ago when he experienced renewed discomfort and was shut back down.
\"We\'re not counting on him as depth at this time,\" Dave Dombrowski said. \"Where he is at this point, he has tenderness [in the elbow]. He\'s still dealing with that. I mean, you can just do the math. It just doesn\'t make sense. I think basically as of a couple weeks ago when he had that [setback], in my own mind I thought that\'s it for this year.\"
Via Todd Zolecki/MLB