According to Jim Salisbury at Comcast Sports Network, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel "hinted" at looking for bullpen help.
However, the Phillies are struggling right now, and you have to wonder if the bullpen is really the biggest problem.
The Philadelphia bullpen does need help even though Jonathan Papelbon has been extraordinarily strong while Antonio Bastardo, Raul Valdes and Joe Savery are putting up solid campaigns.
The rest of the bullpen has been questionable, but in their defense, they have not always been handed the ball in the best situations.
In terms of runs scored, the Phillies are slightly above average with the 12th most in all of baseball. However, if you look at the results on game-by-game basis, there have been 14 games where the Phillies have scored one run or fewer.
That is not ideal production. ...
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