On a Phillies staff that featured the likes of Zack Wheeler , Aaron Nola and Cristopher Sánchez , it might’ve been easy for Ranger Suárez to fly under the radar in Philadelphia. But make no mistake about it: Suárez was one of the better pitchers in baseball over the last half-decade with the Phillies.

The 30-year-old Suárez reached free agency for the first time this offseason and while he might not be viewed as the clear-cut available top starting pitcher, he’s in the discussion , especially after right-hander Dylan Cease came off the board . And the numbers certainly back up his place there.

Among the 85 pitchers with at least 500 innings pitched from 2022-25, Suárez was a top-15 starting pitcher by ERA (3.25), FIP (3.55) and FanGraphs’ version of Wins Above Replacement

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