Coming into the season, one of the areas of presumed strength for the Phillies was the bullpen.
After all, last year, Phillies relievers compiled 5.2 fWAR, third-most in the league behind only the Yankees and Nationals. They actually had more wins above replacement than the Kansas City Royals, who rode their outstanding bullpen to within one win of a world championship.
They had Jonathan Papelbon, who had 39 saves and a 2.04 ERA. They had Ken Giles, with a ridiculous 1.18 ERA in 45.2 innings.