The Philadelphia Phillies won the free agent race for a pitcher wanted by the New York Mets, the New York Yankees and more. The 40-year old reliever David Robertson has signed with the Phillies. MLB insider Jon Heyman reports he'll be paid $6.22 million the rest of the season ($16 million prorated).

“There were nine teams who scouted David Robertson in Providence on Saturday, including Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and assistant Eddie Romero, with Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski winning the sweepstakes over his former team,” Nightengale reported on Twitter/X.

So which closers are most likely to be on the move, and which relievers would be in line to replace them? I'll answer both questions in a bit, but first, let's look at the handful of closer situations (five,

Free agent reliever David Robertson could sign with a new team soon following an encouraging workout according to MLB insider Jon Heyman.