Dodgers pitcher Evan Phillips established himself in 2022 as one of the top relievers in baseball. For a guy who had a 7.50 ERA in his first three seasons in the big leagues, you could say that was an unexpected turn of events. But it probably wasn’t for the Dodgers, who saw something in Phillips when they claimed him off waivers from the Rays in late 2021.
Phillips was solid in the 2021 regular season for Los Angeles and then excellent in the postseason, setting the table for a 2022 season in which he posted a 1.