The Phillies bullpen had a lot of “ifs” going into 2019 despite the acquisitions of David Robertson and Juan Nicasio. With no defined closer, manager Gabe Kapler needs to rely on young arms such as Hector Neris and Seranthony Dominguez to get the job done late in games.
Dominguez was viewed as the closer of the future last season when he came out of the gates with a terrific first 12 games where he didn’t allow a run and held hitters to a .044 batting average. Since that stretch he’s cooled off significantly, finishing the final 41 games last season with a 3.