There was a point in the season’s first half where many Braves fans were sick of their bullpen. In June, despite decent peripherals, Braves fans had to bear witness to old friend Peter Moylan running a 8.59 ERA (9.16 FIP, 5.64 xFIP) in 11 appearances, along with Sam Freeman (8.49 ERA but 4.36 FIP and 3.12 xFIP) facing righties and giving up games in the process. That started a bit of a ruckus that sounded a lot like, “Hey, some guy named Evan Phillips has a 2.09 ERA and 2.07 FIP in Triple-A, why aren’t we calling him up?
2018 Atlanta Braves Player Review: Evan Phillips
