The Phillies have an agreement with right-hander Joe Ross on a one-year deal, the club announced Monday afternoon.
Ross, who spent the 2024 season in Milwaukee after a two-year journey back from injury, appeared in 25 games for the Brewers, recording a 3.77 ERA, a 1.365 WHIP, and an 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings clip across 74.0 innings pitched.
He started in 10 of those appearances last season, so the 31-year-old can throw out of the bullpen or in a spot start if the Phillies need him to.
Ross has a career record of 29-34 with a 4.19 ERA and a 1.336 WHIP across parts of six seasons in Washington and then last year in Milwaukee. He opted out of the COVID-shortened 2020 season, then was down for 2022 and 2023 with elbow issues that eventually led to Tommy John surgery.
Ross will fill a gap in a Philadelphia bullpen that still needs to slightly reshape itself from the departures of Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Estévez, but his addition does add to a bit of a boost in recent activity from the Phillies' front office after they swung the trade with Miami for starter Jesús Luzardo over the weekend.
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— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) December 23, 2024
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