2021 report card: Ranger Suarez

Who would’ve guessed that Ranger Suarez of all people was going to save both the bullpen and the rotation from spiraling into a maelstrom of chaos at various points in the season? Now, where to best use him...

2021 stats

as a starter: 12 GS, 65 2⁄3 IP, 8.9 K/9, 1.08 WHIP, 1.51 ERA

as a reliever: 27 G, 40 1⁄3 IP, 9.4 K/9, 0.87 WHIP, 1.12 ERA

The good

On May 8, the Phillies’ bullpen was struggling. They had a 5.03 ERA as a group, 25th in the league. They were striking people out and walking people at a middle of the pack clip, but they clearly needed help. They had already blown nine saves, tied for second most to that point. Too early to trade for someone, they decided to promote from within to…