The Phillies announced they’ve placed three players — right-hander Zach Eflin, utilityman Luke Williams and catcher Andrew Knapp — on the COVID-19 injured list. Righty Enyel de los Santos and catcher Rafael Marchán were recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, while outfielder Jorge Bonifacio was selected back to the roster. The three players were all fully vaccinated but have apparently tested positive for the virus, relays Todd Zolecki of MLB.com (Twitter link).
Eflin just returned from the 10-day injured list yesterday after missing five weeks with patellar tenditis. He was scratched from last night’s scheduled start due to recurring trouble with his knee and will now miss some time due to viral issues. When healthy, Eflin is one of the Phils better starters, having pitched to a 4.17 ERA over 105 2/3 innings. Knapp and Williams, meanwhile, have gotten sporadic playing time in reserve capacities — Knapp as the #2 catcher, Williams in a multi-positional role.
Bonifacio returns to the big leagues just two days after being passed through outright waivers. The 28-year-old was called up last week and made two appearances before being designated for assignment. Because he was selected as a COVID replacement, Bonifacio won’t have to go on waivers this time around if he’s sent back down whenever the Phils are able to activate someone from the COVID IL.
methinks Eflin’s only on here until his knee situation improves.
oh, scratch that if he is indeed positive. that said though, could’ve designated Randolph and Hall as the replacements.
Agreed on Randolph and Hall, they should see what their younger guys can do since they most likely will not make the playoffs this year.
ive said the same thing on the TGP, but there’s an argument that these guys could provide more than those who they would be replacing, so you can perhaps still make a run at a playoff spot AND see what some of the young guys can do. replacement players dont require designation for removal from the 40, so they retain roster flexibility anyway. i dont think this team has used this rule to add an extra player yet, though Boni looks to be the 1st.
Hall seems like a better fit over Miller rn, especially since Miller went 0-5 last night with 3 Ks. Miller has like a 30+ K% this year, and he doesn’t hit enough to justify that, imo. Matt Joyce is still on the 40 and I feel like he’d be an easy DFA.
Joyce is on the 60, right?
he is, MLB.com has him on the 40 man roster tho. The phils 40 man roster actually doesn’t really seem that full anyway, taking a closer look at it. I’m sure they’ll be fine with calling up players if they need them.
There’s really nothing worse than when someone uses “methinks” in a comment. Even for you this is pathetic.
your trolling game is weak
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT? But But But, vaccinations and such……
Ah you’re one of those lol
Let me guess, you get your news on DuckDuckGo lol
Where do you get your news from
But the vaxxed can’t get covid!
Who said that? It slows the spread and lessens the symptoms.
Literally nobody says this lol
Imagine being so stupid you think vaccinated people can’t get covid.
Imagine being so stupid that you voted for a game show host for president. Then it’s easier to understand.
*ahem*commentingpolicy*ahem*
Literally nobody ever said that
Why has McCutchen not in the lineup this week?
Cutch reinjured his knee.
When it rains, it pours
This Phillies team is the reason I drink
low expectations are your friend, brother
Not sure if it matters or not but the Braves will get to set their rotation against the Brewers in the divisional series. It looked like the Phillies division to win a few weeks ago…Getting vaccinated keeps you outta the hospital. My lady works in an ER in Texas. The hospitals are full of Trumpers and the mislead, unvaccinated people. Kids too
I honestly knew they were going to lose that division lead, it was only like 2.5 games at most and the Braves had a much better rdiff.
The hospitals are not filled anywhere.
Not full, huh, MiddleIn? Come on down to Denton, TX. I’ll give you a tour. Someone on here can take to FL, AK or AL hospital if you want. Let’s take a look at people gasping for air…
“U.S. Army veteran Daniel Wilkinson, of Texas, died of a treatable illness because the Covid crisis left him without an available ICU bed even though he lives 3 houses down from an emergency room and 60 miles away from some of the greatest healthcare facilities in the world.”
If you absolutely refuse to get the vaccine because you don’t understand science or don’t trust doctors or medicine, etc. no one is going to hold you down and jab you with a needle…BUT don’t go the hospital after the horse dewormer doesn’t work and THEN ask science, medicine and doctors to save you…
Deal?
Just so you know, @holtz;
One can have worn a mask, gotten vaccinated, etc while still voting for Trump.
There was more than just the Covid stuff to think about last election.
Ah, forget about it. No one wants to actually discuss things. So much easier to just categorize people to fit a specific narrative, I guess.
So…go Joe G! Go Didi.
Phils might have another run in them yet.
THIS! Ducky you are so right. I am a masker and vaxxed but I still lean right politically. The two can coexist!!
Works the other way too.
My girlfriend is a professional artist. I have met numerous…uh, interesting people via her.
She introduced me to these kind of Super Hippy/SJW folks. All kinds of things they “can” or “can’t” eat/wear, go to all these protests, etc.
Yet they are not getting the shot.
In the end, people are complex.
Rarely are they neatly & efficiently categorized. Ya know?
The challenge is taking the time to understand that & try to understand someone else. I get it. Not easy.
How many people die from here on in has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with personal choices about behavior. Same as before.
She introduced me to these kind of Super Hippy/SJW folks.
In the end, people are complex.
Rarely are they neatly & efficiently categorized.
And yet, you did just that.
Oh for sure!
I’m as bad as the next guy. In my defense it was the best description I could proffer.
But, yeah.
And I had to look up SJW because I had no idea what it meant. 😉
Dear Ducky: No one cares about your personal life. No one here ever will. And we care even less about your booger-eating political leanings.
Hey, @lolmets.
I see you spent your evening finding posts of mine to respond to. Hope it was fun? Although to be straight up on it, you are my least fav Ducky Groupie.
I am sure that would be your experience here, bro. But in a year of posting on MLBTR, I have interacted with at least a dozen of the fellas whom I would invite into my home if they were ever in Minneapolis.
I am also quite sure that is a completely foreign concept to someone like you.
Also: you’re really weird & unhappy, man.
Santi.
just a matter of putting people into boxes. life isnt black and white. you’d think most would know that.
Isn’t this the 500th time a Phillies player got covid? Maybe MLB should investigate what is going on
well them being vaccinated means they need to miss 10 days, so not really worth the manipulation at this point, save maybe for Eflin. again, they dont ever seem to use the Covid IL for 40 man spots, just 26 spots.
also a player being on the covid IL doesn’t mean they have covid, usually it seems like a precaution with Philly most of the time, this instance not being one of them of course.
@arthurmorgan – would seem like the number of lives lost in Afghanistan (while each one embodies a tragic ending) would pale in comparison to the hundreds of thousands your guy caused…
That’s a interesting take Virginia. Trump is the guy that got the vaccines you guys love so much jumpstarted. Then the next guy took all the credit for them.
Trump was also a national embarrassment for 4 years. He also said it would all magically disappear by Easter last year. He also perpetuated fictional voting fraud, and called for an insurrection at the capitol, with his booger-eating cult followers. So there’s that.
Eflin went on injured list because of knee, not covid list.
Check facts before reporting please
Lol Well reports are conflicting. Two different articles saying two different things. Either way, he’d be on injured list.
Teams should play short handed if they can’t comprehend how to protect themselves.
except they got vaccinated and we dont know if any protocols were broken so…
I would honestly be totally fine if these Covid stories were locked again
This is Major League Baseball Trade Rumors
People will never agree about the arrogant guy who was in office before or the confused guy who is in office now so can we just talk about baseball maybe. If you want to talk politics find another site huh give everybody else a break
agreed
The Trump stuff isn’t politics. It’s just a bunch of fictional b.s. No one should humor this crap anymore. The Trumpers should be shamed for their blanket stupidity. There’s no need to play along or respect a bunch of fictional crap. That’s called a cult.
In other news, Phillies blow another save. Good job Kennedy
just setting Jean LeMachine up
Hey they finally beat the 2nd worst team in baseball
baby steps lol
First for Kennedy and first in awhile. The offense has been the real issue.
He had more saves with the Royals and the Rangers. maybe a national league team really isn’t a fit for him? even though he actually played for a national league team before he came to the Royals.
Disappointing doesn’t even begin to describe this team. What an complete embarrassment!