"Phillips, who will miss the first half of the season or so due to the surgery, participated in his first bullpen session with a squatting catcher of spring training on Tuesday. Even though he pitched only 5.2 innings across seven games in 2025, he'd handled much larger workloads in 2022, 2023 and 2024, with 64, 62 and 61 appearances, respectively."
"Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes said given Phillips' recovery time, they're treating him differently than others who may be dealing with injuries during spring training. '...[Phillips] is feeling really good, throwing looks great, body looks great,' he said. 'I think it's just being mindful and viewing him as almost a trade deadline acquisition.'"
"In those 2022 to 2024 seasons, Phillips recording ERAs of 1.14, 2.05 and 3.62 and WHIPs of 0.762, 0.832 and 1.189, respectively. Overall with the Dodgers, Phillips has pitched parts or all of five seasons, recording an overall ERA of 2.22 across 201 appearances and 195 innings."
Evan Phillips, Los Angeles Dodgers reliever, has begun his recovery from Tommy John surgery with his first bullpen session during spring training. Phillips will miss approximately the first half of the season due to the procedure. Despite limited action in 2025 with only 5.2 innings pitched, the Dodgers retained him on a one-year, $6.5 million contract. General Manager Brandon Gomes indicated Phillips is progressing well and the team is managing his recovery carefully, viewing him as a mid-season acquisition. Phillips has demonstrated strong performance in previous seasons, posting ERAs of 1.14, 2.05, and 3.62 from 2022-2024, with a career 2.22 ERA across 201 appearances with the Dodgers.
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