Cover your eyes. I’m about to drop some 2016 Phillies bullpen statistics on you.
Their 5.05 ERA was 3rd-worst in baseball. Their 4.57 FIP was 2nd-worst. They walked 3.72 batters per nine innings last season, which was 7th-most in baseball, gave up 1.40 HR/9 innings, 2nd-most, and allowed a .266 batting average against in 2016, which was 3rd-worst among MLB bullpens.
Clearly, the Phillies needed some help in their ‘pen, and one of the first deals they made during the off-season was to bring long-time late-inning reliever Joaquin Benoit into the fold.
Signed to a one-year, $7.