Tyler Clippard #36 of the Minnesota Twins (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)
Three relievers who could join Jose Alvarado as 2021 Phillies bullpen additions.
The pressure is on for the Philadelphia Phillies. Not only are they among the teams with the longest postseason droughts among the four major U.S. professional sports leagues, their divison-rival New York Mets got significantly better on Thursday, acquiring Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco from the Cleveland Indians.
Just how the Phillies will respond to the Mets’ blockbuster remains to be seen. Recently, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski identified the bullpen, catcher, and shortstop positions as their top three areas needing to be addressed.