Not every member of the Phillies’ 40-man roster is expected to play a pivotal role in the team’s success in 2021. In some cases, the players were added to the roster because they were Rule 5 eligible, and the team feared losing them to another organization. The Phillies might not be depending on them this year, but there are hopes that they might be major contributors in the near future.
Mauricio Llovera and Francisco Morales are two players who would seem to fall into that category. Both are right-handed pitchers signed as international free agents out of Venezuela at a young age, and have advanced steadily through the system.