So this weekend was the “hey, some relievers are signing!” weekend. Josh Hader, inarguably the top reliever available on the free agent market, took his talents to Houston while Robert Stephenson, yet another product the super-reliever making factory that is Tampa Bay, followed the money to Anaheim. Both of these relievers were always going to garner many millions of dollars, but it’s at least mildly surprising it took this long for them to sign considering how popular they both were. Monday night, another name went off the board when Aroldis Chapman signed with Pittsburgh, though the Phillies probably had very little to no interest in his services.
How do the recent reliever signings affect the Phillies?
