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More Good News for Philadelphia Phillies on Painter's Injury

The Philadelphia Phillies are being cautious with Andrew Painter despite there being some optimism around his injured elbow.
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More Good News for Philadelphia Phillies on Painter's Injury
More Good News for Philadelphia Phillies on Painter's Injury

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Philadelphia Phillies top prospect Andrew Painter was shut down last Wednesday with what was described as an elbow injury. Speculation has run rampant on the severity of the injury as the team has said Painter will be undergoing tests.

Since then, there has been radio silence on the injury front. As the old adage says "no news is good news.." Sort of. 

However, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com did give an update on Monday evening regarding Painter saying that "There doesn't seem to be serious concerns about Andrew Painter's right elbow, but the Phillies want to be careful with him." 

That is good news coming out of the Phillies camp on Painter as it doesn't mention surgery or the dreaded "Tommy John."

It does however mean that Painter is likely no longer a candidate for the fifth rotation spot as we mentioned a few days ago. 

Bailey Falter is now the front runner to assume that role.

All in all, it seems the worst of the storm has passed when it comes to Philadelphia's top prospect. 

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl.  During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated.  Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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