The 2021 Phillies bullpen was slightly better than its 2020 counterpart, but one of the things this team desperately needed was a reliable reliever who could come in and stop bleeding. Romero could have been that guy, and showed capability at times. However, his season was cut short when he had Tommy John surgery in May.
2021 Stats
9 IP, 1.778 WHIP, 8 K, 4 BB, 4 HR, 7.00 ERA, -0.4 fWAR
The Good
The first good news is that Romero’s surgery was performed by Dr.