With the Philadelphia Phillies looking to bolster their roster with some impactful moves this offseason, one of the areas that they can look to improve in is their bullpen. After all, their relief corps ranked in the bottom third of the league in ERA (4.27), WHIP (1.33) and strikeouts (505), along with blowing 27 saves during the 2025 MLB season.
If Philadelphia wants to significantly improve in those key statistical categories for 2026, they could consider rekindling their relationship with an old friend. Former Phillies reliever Yunior Marte just put together a strong 2025 campaign with the Chunichi Dragons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in Japan.