The Phillies had a bit of an injury scare on Tuesday, as left-hander departed his start against the Mets after two innings. Snchez was working with diminished velocity, and the club announced postgame that hed dealt with forearm sorene s. Despite that ominous initial word, the Phillies downplayed concern on Wednesday. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski told reporters (including ) that Snchez felt Bradley Blalock Jersey normal this morning. While the southpaw will hold off on playing catch until Friday, the Phillies dont plan to send him for imaging. Theyll wait to see how he feels when he resumes throwing in a couple days. Snchez made his first All-Star Game and finished 10th in NL Cy Young voting a season ago. He worked 183 1/3 innings of 3.32 ERA ball in his first full season as a starter. Hes pitching just as well this year, allowing 3.42 earned runs per nine over 26 1/3 frames. Hes getting grounders at a typically excellent 55.1% clip while striking out 29.2% of opponents. The start before yesterday was one of his best. He recorded a career-high 12 punchouts acro s seven innings of three-run against the Giants. The Phils have had the same five starters all season: , , , and Snchez. Nola has had a rough start, allowing a 6.43 ERA on nearly two home runs per nine while working with diminished velocity. Nolas fastball tends to pick up life over the course of the season, and hes obviously going to get a long leash based on his track record. The other four starters have ERAs comfortably below 4.00. has been out all season after experiencing back stiffne s late in Spring Training. He has made a trio of minor league rehab appearances, including five scorele s frames at Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday. writes that Surez is expected to make one more start for the IronPigs on Sunday before returning to the big league rotation next week. If Snchez avoids the injured list, the Phils will need to decide between a six-man rotation or bumping someone to the bullpen. Walker, who would have begun the season in long relief if Surez were healthy, would presumably be the odd man out. The veteran righty is pitching well, though, turning in a 2.29 ERA over 19 2/3 innings through his first four starts. His 19.3% strikeout rate is still a couple points below league average, but he has added a tick of velocity after last years dismal season. One pitcher who is definitely making that role change: . Dombrowski told reporters (including The Philly Inquirers ) that the righty is moving to the bullpen in Triple-A. Johnson has been a starting pitcher through his five seasons in the minors. He also started his lone major league appearance, a 2 1/3 inning start last September. Philadelphia acquired Johnson from the Orioles in last summers deadline deal that sent to Baltimore. A former top 40 draft choice, Johnson ranks as the #6 prospect in the Phils system at . His fastball is averaging north of 95 MPH in Triple-A. That could tick up in shorter stints, while Johnson draws praise for his cutter and curveball. His subpar command always pointed to a po sible bullpen future that has now come to pa s. Jonson carries a 3.98 ERA over 20 1/3 innings in Lehigh Valley this year. He has punched out 27% of opponents while i suing walks nearly 15% of the time. Dale Murphy Jersey