Right handed Aaron Nolagardener Adam Haseleyand utilitarian Christian Bethancourt They have been included on the Phillies’ coronavirus-disabled list, according to Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The team has not yet publicly announced the locations, and is not required to specify the reason for each player’s IL season unless players authorize it.
COVID-19 IL placement does not necessarily mean that a player has the virus, as it could be that one or all of the trios only have symptoms or have contacted someone who has been positive for the coronavirus. None of the three players has reported to the Phillies Summer Camp as manager. Joe Girardi said Haseley was out “due to a medical condition“And that in the case of Nola,”we’re trying to make our way through it. “
Nola, Haseley and Bethancourt team up Scott Kingery, Hector Neris, Tommy Hunterand Ranger Suarez on Philadelphia’s already troubling COVID-19 disabled list. It is not known if any of the players were among the dozens of positive player and staff tests stemming from an outbreak at the Phillies’ spring training facility in Clearwater, although the Phils have certainly been the team most affected by the virus until the date . A positive test results in a two-week quarantine, and the player must be symptom-free and have two negative tests before returning to the field, so the Phillies may miss out on a significant portion of their regular roster if even some of these seven actually have the virus.
Nola is the projected starter for Philly Opening Day, while Haseley was drafted for at least part of the center field duties. Since Kingery was expected to cover the rest of the playing time in center field, the Phils could be very short in the middle if both Hasley and Kingery are out of action.
