Phillies get good news on Jhoan Duran amid injury recovery
This is some welcome news for the Phillies closer.
Phillies get good news on Jhoan Duran amid injury recovery originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . This season has not been a great one for the Philadelphia Phillies for many reasons.
The firing of Rob Thomson was tough news for the team, but they've also been dealing with some injury issues. Jhoan Duran, their best reliever by a significant margin, landed on the injured list and has missed some time for the 13-20 Phillies. However, MLB.
com's Todd Zolecki is reporting that there's some good news for Duran, as the Phillies flame-throwing righty had a good bullpen session and is trending in the right direction for a return to the mound. Phillies' Jhoan Duran making good injury recovery progress "Jhoan Duran had a good bullpen session yesterday," Zolecki reports. "Hit 100 mph.
Don Mattingly said they'll talk about the next step. Might or might not need a rehab assignment. " Duran is a key part of this team, and getting him back would be huge for the bullpen.