How the Phillies' deep rotation can help shield their bullpen
This piece is excerpted from Eno Sarris’ “10 bold predictions for the 2025 MLB season.” No projection system has the Phillies in the top four among pitching staffs in baseball. Baseball Prospectus has them 21st in runs allowed this coming season. Clay Davenport has them 11th. While most everyone thinks they have a great starting rotation, some may be casting more aspersions about the bullpen. To be fair, Jordan Romano’s health and stuff is a question mark, José Alvarado can be as wild as anyone, and though Orion Kerkering and Matt Strahm might be underrated by the...
This piece is excerpted from Eno Sarris’ “10 bold predictions for the 2025 MLB season.”
No projection system has the Phillies in the top four among pitching staffs in baseball. Baseball Prospectus has them 21st in runs allowed this coming season. Clay Davenport has them 11th.
While most everyone thinks they have a great starting rotation, some may be casting more aspersions about the bullpen. To be fair, Jordan Romano’s health and stuff is a question mark, José Alvarado can be as wild as anyone, and though Orion Kerkering and Matt Strahm might be underrated by the...
