PT TODAY: Robertson signing shores up PHI bullpen

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Phillies | David Robertson signs with Philadelphia
Free-agent relief pitcher David Robertson (Yankees) signed a two-year, $23 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, Jan. 3.  Source: MLB.com - Mark Feinsand
 
BHQ take: Robertson will be a late-inning weapon in the 2019-20 Phillies bullpen, but not necessarily the regular closer. According to Philadelphia Inquirer/ Daily News beat writer Matt Breen. Robertson will be the "top right-handed option to get key outs in any of the late innings", which makes him even more relevant in Saves + Holds leagues than those using strictly Saves for...

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