I’ve been beating this drum for months in the hope that someone might forward it to Phillies management. Alas, there has been no progress in that regard. Justin De Fratus threw 37 more pitches in Monday’s 13-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. He recorded four outs and allowed three runs on four hits.
De Fratus has the major league reliever lead in outings of 35-plus pitches with 12, ahead of Anthony Bass with 11. Only two other players — Carlos Villanueva and Christian Bergman — have 10 each.