"Phillips has been battling for a while, dating back to last year when he underwent surgery for a torn rotator cuff and forearm inflammation in June of 2025. The injury led to Phillips standing on the sidelines for most of the past season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, a brutal procedure with one of the longest recoveries for a pitcher."
"Early in his baseball career, he struggled to put up a season with value in bWAR, with his best seasons coming as a Dodger in 2022 and 2023. He has a 2.22 ERA with the Dodgers over the past five years, putting up 4.1 bWAR, a high total for a reliever. Most notably, Phillips was money for the Dodgers in the 2024 postseason, pitching 6.2 innings and allowing no earned runs, helping them capture their first of two consecutive titles."
The Los Angeles Dodgers re-signed reliever Evan Phillips to a one-year, $6.5 million contract for 2026 and designated catcher Ben Rortvedt for assignment to open a roster spot. Phillips missed most of 2025 after undergoing surgery for a torn rotator cuff and treatment for forearm inflammation in June 2025 and later Tommy John surgery. He logged only 5.2 innings across seven appearances in 2025. Phillips previously threw 63 innings in 2022, 61.1 in 2023, 54.2 in 2024, plus 15 postseason innings. He holds a 2.22 ERA with the Dodgers over five years and 4.1 bWAR. Phillips posted 6.2 scoreless postseason innings in 2024, contributing to a championship.
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