Phillies, White Sox and Tanner Banks
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The need for a back of the bullpen arm is still a major talking point when it comes to the Phillies at the trade deadline.
Banks fortifies the left-handed arms in the bullpen, as left-handers are hitting .184 off him. Dombrowski wanted to keep three left-handed throwers, so there was no more room for Soto once the ...
That's now seven scoreless outings out of nine appearances in May for Banks, but he's still given up five runs this month. On the season, the 33-year-old owns a 3.97 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 25:5 K:BB.
The Phillies added to their pitching depth minutes before Tuesday’s trade deadline by acquiring lefty Tanner Banks from the Chicago White Sox, according to major-league sources.Banks, 32, will ...
Banks has a 4.13 ERA in 48 innings pitched for Chicago, striking out 55 batters, walking 15 and intentionally walking two. He has a 102 ERA+ — and a 109 ERA+ for his career.
On the season, Banks has a 5.65 ERA and 1.88 WHIP through 14.1 innings, but his 18:4 K:BB suggests he's been unlucky so far.
Before Tanner Banks was the rare pitcher called back to pitch in a Cactus League game, after already being reassigned to minor-league camp; and before he broke down in tears punching in his wife ...