Mario

Hollands

Hollands was designated for assignment by the Phillies on July 10 and passed through waivers unclaimed. The lefty has a decent 3.76 ERA and 25/7 K/BB ratio over 26 1/3 innings this season in the minor leagues.

Hollands is recovered from Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery but still needs to build up his arm strength. The right-handed reliever has already been pitching in games with Lehigh Valley for a week.

Hollands has posted a 3.76 ERA and 25/7 K/BB ratio over 26 1/3 innings in the minors since returning from Tommy John surgery. There could be some interest in the 27-year-old on waivers.

Hollands had a 4.15 ERA and 9/12 K/BB ratio over 13 innings with Double-A Reading this season. The 28-year-old made 50 appearances out of the Phillies’ bullpen in 2014, but he hasn’t been able to make it back to the majors since his Tommy John surgery.

He struck out six batters over four innings of one-run ball at High-A Clearwater. Hollands is close to 14 months removed from Tommy John surgery and could be an option for the Phillies’ bullpen sometime in early June. He’ll have to post good results at Double-A and Triple-A first.

The injury is the same as the one plaguing Cliff Lee, a bad sign for the 26-year-old. Hollands will be evaluated and his MRI findings will be reviewed before a plan of action is determined. It appears as though Hollands will spend some time on the disabled list as a result of the injury.

It was an expected outcome for the southpaw. He’s done until 2016 at the earliest.

Dr. Michael Ciccotti, the Phillies’ team physician, has recommended that Hollands undergo surgery to repair the common flexor tendon strain in his left elbow. It would put him out for the entire 2015 season.

Hollands is expected to have flexor tendon surgery soon, which would end his season. He’s under teams control for a few more years.

Hollands, 25, compiled a 3.09 ERA and 10/5 K/BB ratio over 11 2/3 innings of work this spring. He owns a 3.93 ERA in the minors, mostly as a starter, but will pitch out of Philadelphia’s bullpen to begin the 2014 campaign.