Despite signing Tommy Hunter and Pat Neshek to two-year deals worth $34.2 million combined the Phillies bullpen came up lame last season. The bullpen allowed 4.49 runs per game, the 12th worst in baseball and fifth-worst in the National League.
The bullpen wasn’t all bad, converting 69% of their saves and only 30% of inherited base runners scored, both the sixth-best in baseball.
There are certainly building blocks for the team to work with going into 2019 and beyond. Seranthony Dominguez and Victor Arano each had a WAR of 2.0 or better and Edubray Ramos had a 2.