The Phillies entered the year with a thin bullpen. A 40 man roster stocked with prospects, and in particular starting pitching prospects had left the organization with only 8 relievers on the 40 man roster. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that at some point the Phillies were going to need to move some starters to the bullpen to make the math work long term. Before the 2017 season, the Phillies had been hesitant to move starters to the bullpen with only marginal pitchers or those that had failed in the rotation like Adam Morgan, Mark Leiter Jr.
Alberto Tirado the Latest Bullpen Conversion for the Phillies
