The 2014 seasons was a strange one. Roy Halladay had been forced to retire following the 2013 season and the litany of injuries it bestowed upon him; Cliff Lee slogged through half a season before eventually succumbing to injuries himself; and reclamation projects like A.J. Burnett and Marlon Byrd and Grady Sizemore flopped about on the roster, trying to buoy the sinking ship. We didn’t know it then, but one member of that group of reclamation projects would arguably become one of the more pivotal players of the Phillies’ eventual turnaround.
Victor Arano is Your New Favorite Reliever
