Chase Ultey is back in the lineup, Ryan Howard is playing in rehab games and Roy Halladay is throwing from a mound again. Don’t rule those Phillies out yet.
Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com reports that Halladay threw off a bullpen mound today for the first time since being placed on the disabled list one month ago with a lat strain. He threw 33 pitches in all and used his entire arsenal, after which Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee suggested that the rehabbing right-hander could be ahead of schedule.
The Phillies will see how Halladay responds tomorrow before scheduling his next bullpen session, but Dubee said that he’s “progressing very nicely.” The two-time Cy Young award winner was originally expected to miss six to eight weeks, which places his return in mid-to-late July. He may or may not need a minor league rehab assignment.
