Yunior Marte
One of the more puzzling pieces in the Phillies bullpen puzzle, it has been surprising that Yunior Marte has yet to establish himself as a reliable, dominant reliever in his MLB career. After joining the Phillies via a trade with the San Francisco Giants during the 2022-23 offseason, Marte has struggled in his two on-and-off seasons.
Marte has appeared in 62 games during his time with the Phillies, posting a 1-1 record with a 5.83 ERA and 1.74 WHIP. He has given up 41 earned runs, including 11 home runs, along with 31 walks and 61 strikeouts in 63 1/3 innings. His last appearance against the Diamondbacks was an embarrassing seven-run implosion.
However, in his minor league career, he has been able to provide much more consistency, compiling a solid 3.79 ERA and 1.36 WHIP with 605 strikeouts in 600 2/3 innings pitched.
Even though Marte possesses a strong three-pitch arsenal featuring a devastating high-90s sinker to go along with his four-seam fastball and a mid-80s slider, he has somehow failed to harness their effectiveness against MLB hitters as he has in his 10+ years in the minors.
Given that he profiles similarly to Seranthony Domínguez and Gregory Soto both in pitch selection and performance numbers, with Domínguez and Soto being dispatched from the organization at the trade deadline, the fate of Marte will likely be the same in the upcoming offseason.