Moises Chace may have lost some time to injury this year, but maybe it will hasten the time to putting him in his best spot: relief pitching
Moises Chace – 53
Matthew Fisher – 32
Jean Cabrera – 12
Cade Obermueller – 9
Carson DeMartini – 8
Keaton Anthony – 8
Alex McFarlane – 5
Griffin Burkholder – 4
Mavis Graves – 1
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There are whispers that the team is still going to try and make Chace a starter this season as he returns from Tommy John surgery. Based on a lot of the scouting reports available, I’m not sure why. The stuff he possesses seems to lend itself towards being a reliever, so why not try and expedite the process? Plus, with the possibility that the team will need different arms throughout the summer to reinforce the bullpen in case of injury, Chace seems like the perfect candidate to figure into that mix.
However, if they want to continue his developmental path down towards being a starter, let’s hope it works out.
2025 stats (w/ Reading)
6 G (6 GS), 16 2/3 IP, 25.3 K%, 16.0 BB%, 1.62 HR/9, 31.8 GB%, 3.24 ERA (5.51 FIP)
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It seemed plausible that Chace, who was put on the 40-man after the 2024 season, could play a very important role in Philly in 2025, even if that was as the team’s setup man or closer. Instead, Chace’s velocity tanked into the low 90s, his walk rate regressed to his problematic, early-career levels, and after six starts, he was shut down and needed Tommy John toward the end of May. The injury not only casts doubt on how Chace’s stuff might look when he returns, but also robs him of valuable reps needed to develop the durability, control, and secondary pitches of a starting pitcher.
Chace’s slider flashes late, hitter-freezing, two-plane bend, but it doesn’t do so consistently. At times, his changeup has ridiculous tailing action and can steal strikes running back over the glove-side corner of the plate, but again, this is rare.
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