Ranger Suarez, a 2024 All-Star, could be the most expendable option. The left-hander will open the season on the injured list and is set to reach free agency after the year. While Philadelphia has financial flexibility, it must address multiple roster spots next offseason.

Philadelphia Phillies left-handed pitcher Ranger Suarez (back) completed a successful 26-pitch bullpen session on Saturday. Corey Seidman of NBC Philly reported that the southpaw still has several steps before he's ready to embark on a rehab assignment.

When the Phillies left D.C., they left with two wins in three games over four days, but they left with few answers to their most pressing questions. Perhaps they’ll know better after the Rockies and Dodgers visit this week.

Phillies pitcher Ranger Suárez will open the season on the IL with lower back soreness, with Taijuan Walker sliding into the rotation to take his place.

Taijuan Walker will be the fifth starter in the Phillies' rotation with Ranger Suárez starting the 2025 regular season on the injured list.

Philadelphia left-hander Ranger Suarez will start the season on the injured list due to ongoing lower back soreness, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski told reporters Monday at the team's spring training facility in Clearwater,

The last time Ranger Suárez suffered a back injury, it sidelined him for nearly a month in 2024. While he felt stiffness in the same part of his back on Sunday night, a day after pitching four innings in an intrasquad game,

The Phillies placed Suarez on the 15-day injured list Thursday with low-back stiffness, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports. Suarez is throwing on flat ground as he overcomes a back issue but is expected to miss the first few weeks of the season. Taijuan Walker is occupying a spot in the Philadelphia rotation until Suarez is ready.