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Rangel

This is all about getting a fresh arm in the bullpen. Rangel threw three innings on Wednesday, allowing one run on three hits. The Phillies will get a fresh arm up in their bullpen for the weekend, but Rangel should be back up later this season.

Rangel will have a chance to help the Phillies’ bullpen for the first time in 2026. The right-hander provides a fresh arm with Seth Johnson optioned to Triple-A to make room.

Rangel was in the mix to make Philadelphia’s season-opening roster as a low-leverage relief option. He’ll instead open the year back in the minors as organizational depth. The 28-year-old posted an encouraging 2.45 ERA across 11 innings over five appearances for the Phillies last season.

Rangel struggled to throw strikes with a pair of walks. The right-hander was an up-and-down option for Philadelphia in 2025, and it’s tough to see him being any more than that this spring/summer.

Rangel returns to the minors to make room for veteran reliever David Robertson after registering a solid 2.45 ERA across 11 innings (five appearances) this season at the big-league level.

Rangel rejoins Philadelphia’s relief mix ahead of Tuesday’s contest against the Red Sox with veteran Joe Ross heading to the injured list with back spasms. The 27-year-old righty has made only two relief appearances this season at the big-league level.

Rangel is the victim of his own success, as he threw five scoreless innings Friday, and now Philadelphia needs a fresh arm in the bullpen. That arm will be Daniel Robert. Rangel will likely be back in the coming weeks.

Rangel joins Philadelphia’s relief mix ahead of Sunday night’s series finale against the Mets as additional long relief insurance. The 27-year-old righty allowed two runs over three innings back on June 6 in his big-league debut.

Rangel returns to the minors after spending roughly 24 hours with the Phillies. The positive news is that he made his big-league debut on Friday night, allowing two runs over three innings in relief against the Pirates.

Rangel will get a chance to make his MLB debut if/when he gets into a game. It’s very likely that it’ll be as a multi-inning reliever in a low-leverage situation if it does take place.