It would probably be an understatement to say that Philadelphia Phillies manager Gabe Kapler has had his hands tied behind his back in 2019 in terms of his available pitching.
While Pat Neshek and Edubray Ramos have rejoined the bullpen – and Tommy Hunter and Adam Morgan don’t appear too far behind – the Phillies have had as many as seven relief pitchers on the bullpen at one time in 2019. Closer Hector Neris has been the only consistently productive relief option for Kapler in 2019 that hasn’t spent time on the injured list.
Meanwhile, the Phillies entered the year concerned about what they had in the starting rotation behind 2018 All-Star Aaron Nola.