The signing of reliever David Robertson has been a blessing for the Philadelphia Phillies. Robertson, who didn't have a job coming into the 2025 season, has fit right into the bullpen since getting picked up in late July. Robertson wasn't an obvious choice after the suspension of José Alvarado and the struggles of Jordan Romano and Joe Ross. John Middleton, Phillies made right call by signing David Robertson to shore up bullpenSigning a 40-year-old reliever in general has its reservations, given Robertson's free agency up until that point. That’s the easy part.”Robertson was signed to a prorated one-year, $16 million deal, which pays out Robertson roughly $6 million for the remainder of the 2025 season.