⚾ 'We just felt the opportunity to add another back-end arm that we really, really like, that we also have control over for three years, that it made us better going into the season,' Dave Dombrowski said of trading for reliver Gregory Soto. NBCSPhilly
Soto has been an American League All-Star each of the last two seasons. He saved 30 games in 2022 with a 3.28 ERA. His 98.7 mph four-seam fastball average led all left-handed pitchers last season and his 98.1 mph sinker trailed only Aroldis Chapman and new Phillies teammate Jose Alvarado.
"Hopefully, it will help us a great deal," Dombrowski said."We really like our pitching staff at this point. We've got four veteran starters with some young guys behind them that we really like. We're in a spot now where our bullpen's deep. Guys are going to be down at various times, but all the sudden you look at the guys who can pitch for you at the back end of games from the left side and right side.
Soto has been a closer for most of the last two seasons but isn't going to step into that role here. The Phils have at least four options to close and are more likely to play matchups than have a 40-save reliever. While they add another accomplished reliever, the Phillies did lose two members of their bench in Vierling and Maton. Kody Clemens, the 26-year-old son of Roger Clemens, could end up filling Maton's role. He hit 13 homers with an .862 OPS at Triple A last season but struggled in the majors, batting .145 with a .197 on-base percentage. Clemens did flash some pop with five home runs, including one of only three hit all season against elite closer Emmanuel Clase.
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