Brandon Workman #44 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Grading the 2020 season for the two biggest Phillies trade acquisitions — Brandon Workman and David Phelps
The Phillies bullpen was bad in 2019. They finished in the bottom half of the National League in ERA, FIP, and fWAR. Even worse, they finished second-to-last in home runs allowed per nine innings (HR/9). The only team with a higher HR/9 was the Colorado Rockies — who played half of their games in the home run-friendly Coors Field.
General manager Matt Klentak chose not to significantly improve the bullpen over the 2019-2020 offseason.