One of the more disconcerting developments for the 2015 Phillies thus far has been the ineffectiveness of the pitching staff. Coming into the season, it was supposed to be the best part of the team, especially the bullpen. While there have been some very good individual performances, as a collective unit, the Phils pitchers have been underwhelming.
The pitching staff as a whole has allowed an average of 4.62 runs per game, the 7th worst mark in baseball. They are also allowing free passes at the alarming rate of 4.2 BB/9, the 2nd worst mark in baseball.
A couple of the pitchers possess ERAs that are quite bad: 9.