Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Connor Brogdon was asked to take the ball during the 10th inning of Friday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies didn't have too many options left with Seranthony Dominguez, Brad Hand, and Jose Alvarado being used already in this contest. That being said, Brogdon was given the chance to close out the game with a two-run lead. He did a fine job, allowing no hits and striking out one batter in the win. It was his first save of the season, but ...

The Philadelphia Phillies optioned relief pitchers Connor Brogdon and Damon Jones to Triple-A on Thursday. The team added a pair of fellow relievers to the roster in corresponding moves. Andrew Bellatti was called up from Triple-A and James Norwood was reinstated from the bereavement list. Brogdon allowed two earned runs over 2/3 of an inning in his last appearance. He was a solid bullpen arm for the team last year, appearing in 56 games and tallying 11 holds while pitching to a 3.43ERA and ...

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Connor Brogdon has raised some alarms this spring, primarily based on his velocity dipping substantially. The right-hander has seen his fastball sitting around 92-93 mph this spring. Last spring, the pitch was sitting in the 94-95 mph range while topping out at 96 mph. He's appeared in three spring games and pitched 2 1/3 innings. Over those innings, he's allowed five hits, four walks and four earned runs while striking out two. The team has been observing ...

The Philadelphia Phillies activated relief pitcher Connor Brogdon from the COVID-19 list on Saturday. Fellow pitcher Mauricio Llovera was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley in a corresponding move. Brogdon previously pitched to a 4.19 ERA and a 4.07 FIP in 37 appearances spanning 34 1/3 innings for the Phillies this season. He also struck out 30 batters while walking 12, collecting seven holds and a save in the process. With Ranger Suarez currently serving as Philadelphia's closer, Brogdon ...

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Connor Brogdon pitched two shutout innings to earn a win over the Cubs in Wrigley Field. Brogdon picked up a strikeout and didn't allow a baserunner while picking up six swinging strikes on just 27 pitches. Given the Phillies' struggles in the bullpen this season, Brogdon could quickly rise through the ranks and pitch more high-leverage situations, possibly even falling into some saves. He's not someone who should be picked up based off of this performance, ...

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Connor Brogdon pitched a clean ninth inning with two strikeouts to earn his first save of the season Saturday against the Nationals. It was a nice performance for the 26-year-old righty, but he's not a name fantasy managers need to chase for saves. Closer Hector Neris was placed on the paternity list on Saturday and will slot back into the ninth inning role when he returns to the team. Additionally, Jose Alvarado and Archie Bradley pitched in ...

Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Connor Brogdon pitched a scoreless sixth inning against the Braves on Sunday to extend his scoreless inning streak to 13, dating back to last season. The 26-year-old righty pitched 8 2/3 scoreless innings in his second stint with the team last year and has now tossed 4 2/3 shutout frames to begin 2021. Manager Joe Girardi has gradually inserted Brogdon into higher leverage situations and that trend should continue with Archie Bradley (oblique) on the IL. ...