Phillies Designate Reliever for Assignment

The Philadelphia Phillies have designated pitcher James Norwood for assignment. To replace the righty the Phillies are calling up Michael Kelly to their active roster.

James Norwood has been DFA'd.https://t.co/n4ZHCSYfy5
— Inside the Phillies (@PhilliesSI) June 13, 2022

The move comes after a rough start to the season for Norwood. The twenty-eight year old relief pitcher has appeared in twenty games this season for a total of seventeen innings. He's posted an total ERA of 8.31.

Reliever Michael Kelly will join the team from the AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs where he was assigned by the Phillies in November 2021.

#Phillies designated James Norwood for assignment, selected the contract of reliever Michael Kelly from Lehigh Valley.
— Scott Lauber (@ScottLauber) June 13, 2022

Kelly has thrown an impressive twenty-seven strikeouts over just eighteen innings this season. However, for all his strikeouts, he has a somewhat bloated ERA of 5.00 and a poor WHIP of 1.55.

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