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Phillies Fifth Starter Crisis | Philadelphia Phillies News
The Phillies’ fifth starter spot is a disaster zone, with a collective ERA of 6.87 and a brutal 5-19 record — worse than most starters since 1913. Alan Rangel’s latest meltdown is just the latest in a string of collapses forcing the bullpen to cover innings they weren’t built for. With injuries already thinning their relief corps and a shallow farm system blocking trades, the team’s playoff push is hanging by a thread — and they’ve got just 15 days to fix it before the deadline. Rumors swirl around rentals like Brady Singer and Ryan Yarbrough, but finding help in a crowded, playoff-hungry…
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