The NL East-leading Phillies (78-57) recently lost their ace, Zack Wheeler, for the season. Replacing Wheeler with a pitcher of Buehler’s postseason caliber could be a welcome addition, and for Buehler, could be a relatively low-pressure option.

It didn’t come as a surprise when the Red Sox moved Walker Buehler to the bullpen last week given the right-handed starter struggled in the rotation. It was expected the two-time MLB All-Star would be given some time to gain comfortability in the ‘pen seeing how he started 162 of 164 games since 2018.