Entering the 2022 season, expectations for the Phillies bullpen were sporadic and unsuspecting. The previous season was yet another disaster for the back end boys, so Dave Dombroski made it a point to address the arm barn in the winter of 2022.
In mid November, the Phillies inked 30-year-old reliever Andrew Bellatti to a minor league contact. The move did not attract much attention as the righty had spent minimal time in the majors and was generally an unknown.
Throughout the season, Phillies fans saw flashes of consistency from the former Ray, as he worked through his first full season at the MLB level.