The Phillies have signed RHP Joe Ross to a 1-year contract, originally reported by Matt Gelb of The Athletic and now confirmed by the team:
Phillies have agreed to terms with right-hander Joe Ross to a one-year deal, sources tell @TheAthleticMLB.
Ross would fill a swingman role for the Phillies. He had a 3.77 ERA in 74 innings for Milwaukee last season.
— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) December 23, 2024
Ross, 31, has been a swingman his entire career. He’s appeared in 123 games throughout his seven years in the pros, with 86 of those games being starts. Ross is coming off a solid season with the Milwaukee Brewers, where he started 10 of 25 appearances and tallied a 3.77 ERA in 74 total innings.
Ross has succeeded at a way higher clip as a reliever, specifically last year. In 10 games as a starter, he logged a 4.98 ERA. In 15 games as a reliever, he tallied a 1.67 ERA. Opponents slugged .401 off of him as a starter with a .733 OPS, compared to just a .280 slugging percentage and a .575 OPS out of the bullpen. The back half of Ross’ season is what the Phillies are hoping carries over to the 2025 season. Ross had a 2.81 ERA in the 2nd half, compared to a 4.50 ERA in the 1st half of the season.
The price on Ross’ contract has not been named just yet, but the 31-year-old made $1.75M last season with Milwaukee. He’s now the third notable pitcher that the Phillies have acquired this offseason and the second pitcher that will most likely slot into the bullpen, alongside Jordan Romano.
Dave Dombrowski will speak with the media at 5:00 PM about the Jesus Luzardo and Joe Ross acquisitions.
Joe Ross’ 3.77 ERA in 2024 is nice, but diving into his splits intrigues me even more.
– He had a 1.67 ERA as a reliever compared to a 4.98 as a starter
– Hitters slashed just .226/.279/.331 against him away from American Family Field last year
– Ross had a 2.81 ERA in the 2nd…— Luke Arcaini (@ArcainiLuke) December 23, 2024
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