Phillies relievers have found a new way to keep spirits up in the lower half of Citizens Bank Park’s double-decker bullpen the past few days. As one of them put it, the first month of the season didn’t go the group’s way. They needed to inject some extra fun.
They’ve improved. It ebbs and flows. Far from perfect. But it’s better.
We saw six of the Phillies’ eight active relievers in action on Sunday against the Diamondbacks, which makes now — a bit more than 20% through the regular season — an appropriate time to take stock of what they’ve got, who you might feel the most confident in on any given day and who’s got some ground to make up in the pecking order.