January is here, and as Spring Training inches ever closer, the Phillies seem to have checked off one of their offseason priority boxes. David Robertson is in; Luis Garcia is out; Jose Alvarez and James Pazos are in; Luis Avilan and Aaron Loup are out; and in the wake of that shuffling, it looks like the Phillies have essentially finalized their list of primary bullpen contenders for Opening Day.
Separating the coming season from other recent ones is an impressive depth of options, with a number of high-quality, late-inning arms locked into multiple spots.