He chose relief pitcher Orion Kerkering to take a big step forward and have a breakout year. Furthermore, he highlighted the faith that Philadelphia has put in the young right-hander to pitch in a ...
They’d go into spring training with Jordan Romano, Matt Strahm, José Alvarado, Orion Kerkering, José Ruiz, Tanner Banks and Ross as the initial mix. That would leave one job open to competition.
Orion Kerkering has to become a reliable shutdown man, Tanner Banks will have to be ready for more high-leverage situations, and Jose Alvarado needs to be the dominant pitcher he was in the past.