One debate about the postseason roster ended Wednesday as veteran left hander Jamie Moyer was officially declared done for the season.

The 46-year old pitcher suffered three torn tendons in his groin and lower abdomen on the final pitch of his win over the Houston Astros at Citizen’s Bank Park on Tuesday. Moyer got four outs in the sixth and seventh innings of the Phillies 7-4 victory, setting up Ryan Madson for a six out save.The injury occurred when Moyer fell awkwardly to the ground on a pitch that got Houston’s Jeff Keppinger to fly out to deep centerfield to end the inning, and for Moyer, the season.

The injury will require surgery, and team doctor Michael Ciccotti said he was optimistic that Moyer would be ready to return by the start of spring training. He also noted that this was a timetable common for all players suffering this injury, and had little to do with Moyer’s age.

“This is an injury that does occur at all ages of professional pitchers,” Ciccotti said. “The results are pretty consistent regardless of the age group. We talk about age and we talk about chronologic age and physiologic age. There are some players who are older and are very youthful in their ability to heal, and there’s no question that Jamie has all those qualities.”

Considering all that has happened to Moyer this season, he remained upbeat about the situation.

“You know what? You deal with it,” Moyer said. “That’s life, and you roll with the punches. I’m not going to complain about it. I had a good run here. My time isn’t over here. I’m going to enjoy it, make the best of it, and be a cheerleader.”

Moyer have been a cheerleader this October anyway, as it was unclear that manager Charlie Manuel would have put him on the postseason roster. Moyer has been an effective left handed long reliever since being demoted from the starting rotation in favor of Pedro Martinez. However, if both Martinez and rookie J.A. Happ were healthy, Moyer might have been the odd man out.

Either Martinez or Happ will be the Phillies’ fourth starter in the postseason, meaning the other will be available for long relief duties out of the bullpen. With the return of lefty specialists J.C. Romero and Scott Eyre from the disabled list, Happ will not be needed for late inning situational spots. And if Chan Ho Park returns in time for the playoffs, he will provide the Phillies with a right handed long relief option.

In the end, the decision was made for Manuel, as Moyer will now become a fulltime (unofficial) assistant pitching coach to the Phillies young hurlers, like Happ and Cole Hamels.

Ultimately, at this stage in his career, that might be what Moyer is the best at anyway.