Philadelphia Phillies: Ranking the Importance of All Their Injury-Prone Stars
September 1, 2011 by Matt Boczar
Filed under Fan News
This season, the Philadelphia Phillies have seen over half of their 25-man roster land on the disabled list.
In total, the Phils have sent five infielders, four relief pitchers, three starting pitchers and one outfielder to the DL.
Yet, they have kept on winning.
Thanks to players such as Ryan Howard, Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee missing minimal, if any, time, and Michael Martinez, Wilson Valdez and John Mayberry, Jr., coming off the bench, the Phils have hardly skipped a beat this season.
But, as the team begins the final stretch of the regular season, and with the playoffs only a month away, a healthy roster is as important as ever.
While the Phils have had time to adjust to certain injuries, other, more recent trips to the disabled list could deal the team a blow that is difficult to recover from in a short amount of time.
But which of the Phils injury-prone stars this season is the most important the rest of the way, and whose health may have championship implications hinging on it?