The team was in need of an arm once Jose Alvarado went down to injury. So they picked up Tim Mayza. That was something, wasn’t it?
2025 stats (w/ Phillies)
8 G, 7 1/3 IP, 20.6 K%, 11.8 BB%, 1.23 HR/9, 4.91
ERA (5.04 FIP), 0.0 fWAR
What went right
Mayza was perfectly cromulent while here. He didn’t do anything that really stood out to help the team, nor did he really have a game in which he was horrendous. There was one outing against the Royals where he was charged with three runs in 2/3 of an inning, but in that game, the whole pitching staff stunk. As a guy who really just gave them an extra arm out of the ‘pen when needed, Mayza was fine.
What went wrong
Again, he just was kind of…..there. The overall numbers look rough because of that game against the Royals, but he didn’t really have any kind of impact while here. He was acquired to be a placeholder for the rest of the season and he filled that just fine.
If you want to find fault in something, find fault in the fact that they didn’t have good enough minor league depth in the first place that when Alvarado was hurt, they couldn’t simply call someone up in his stead.
The future with the Phillies
Apparently there is none. However, with the team looking to possibly move one of their left handed relievers, Matt Strahm being the name rumored to be most available, it’s possible that Mayza finds himself back in the organization. It would likely be on a minor league deal with a spring invite, but they could find worse options to give that kind of deal to.
