"Painter, 23 in April, was one of the most obvious calls to be kept out of the Rule 5 draft. The 6'7″ right-hander was arguably the best pitching prospect in MLB a couple seasons ago. Painter's stock has dropped over the last two and a half seasons because of injuries and an underwhelming performance at Triple-A. The Phillies were never going to let an arm as talented as Painter go in the Rule 5 draft, though."
"A first-round pick out of high school in 2021, Painter turned in a 1.56 earned run average over 22 starts during his first full professional season. Painter reached Double-A in his age-19 season. The Phillies were open to him pitching his way to the big leagues by the end of the '23 season, but an elbow injury intervened. Painter eventually required Tommy John surgery and missed the entire 2024 minor league campaign (though he returned to get 15 2/3 innings of Arizona Fall League action)."
The Phillies added pitchers Andrew Painter and Alex McFarlane and outfielder Gabriel Rincones Jr. to the 40-man roster, pushing the roster count to 33. Andrew Painter, a 2021 first-round pick out of high school, posted a 1.56 ERA across 22 starts in his first full professional season and reached Double-A at age 19. An elbow injury led to Tommy John surgery and caused him to miss the 2024 minor league season, though he logged 15 2/3 innings in the Arizona Fall League. Painter struggled in his first Triple-A season, recording a 5.40 ERA, a near 10% walk rate, and over 1.5 home runs allowed per nine innings.
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