The Good Phight · Dec 16, 2020
2020 Player Reviews: Connor Brogdon
Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe numbers:
9 G, 11.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 HR, 5 BB, 17 K, 3.97 ERA (4.96 FIP)
The good:
Reliever Connor Brogdon made his Phillies’ debut on Aug. 13 with the Phils trailing 6-2 in the top of the eighth inning during that dreaded three-game series vs. Baltimore. And in typical Phillies 2020 bullpen fashion, he almost immediately gave up a three-run homerun. Despite this, Joe Girardi elected to leave the rookie in for the ninth, which, of course, promptly backfired when Brogdon surrendered a two-run homerun, extending the Orioles’ lead to 11-4.