It’s no secret that the Philadelphia Phillies will be in the market for relief pitchers leading up to this year’s trade deadline. Through the first 88 games, the bullpen has posted a 4.75 ERA (23rd in MLB) and 22 blown saves (30th).
In the three most recent series before the All-Star break, there were signs of improvement. In that span, the bullpen FIP is 3.69. For context, their FIP for the season was 4.61 prior to that and it has improved to 4.49 since.
Archie Bradley finished the first half strong and Ranger Suárez has also become a reliable late-inning arm, but there are still more questions than answers.