The Phillies will eventually get to work looking for bullpen help once the owner-imposed lockout ends.
If the Phillies are serious about improving a bullpen that has a 5.20 ERA since 2020, they should shop for high-end relievers. Arms like Kenley Jansen, Collin McHugh, Andrew Chafin, Ryan Tepera and Joe Kelly, among others, should be on the Phillies’ radar.
Even if the Phillies sign or trade for another high-end reliever to pair with Corey Knebel, they could still use more backend arms that have a track record of pitching in big spots late in games. Departing free agents Héctor Neris, Archie Bradley and Ian Kennedy threw a combined 149 1/3 innings out of the bullpen for the Phillies with roughly 40% of those innings classified as “high leverage.