Both will get a handful of starts during their occasional bouts of health this year, and both will be lousy when they pitch. The bullpen is thinner this year after the offseason trades of Ricky Bottalico and Mark Leiter, although the current corps has a bit of upside. Jeff Brantley has looked solid this spring, but he is coming off two years of injuries and HR woes, and he's probably trade bait if he's healthy. Wayne Gomes wore badly down the stretch last year, but if there are no lasting effects, he should be one of the league's more competent setup men. Yorkis Perez will man the left side he held down so well last year, with Jim Poole backing him up.
Defense still presents a problem at selected positions.
Ron Gant will be no improvement over Gregg Jefferies' indifferent play in left, and could be worse if his hamstrings slow him down. Marlon Anderson and Desi Relaford are likely to be a subpar DP combo, although some of that will be alleviated with time and experience after playing together. Expect the Phils' pitchers to receive a few breaks from their fielders, but not as many as they'll need or deserve.