Perhaps you remember David Phelps . Perhaps you remember the important bridge role the right-hander played in the 2021 Toronto Blue Jays bullpen, often protecting slim, seventh-inning leads and allowing only a run on eight hits — seven singles and a double — over his first 11 appearances. Perhaps you remember his 15 strikeouts against only four walks; his control and command of four pitches; his 30.4 per cent whiff rate on a four-seamer that missed bats in the zone. Perhaps you remember him taking the mound on a sunny Sunday afternoon in Dunedin, Fla., last May — only 16 hours after pitching a clean inning the night prior — to face the heart of the eventual World Series champion’s order with a two-run, eighth-inning lead. Perhaps you remember him striking out the side. You didn’t know it at the time, but that curveball to Ozzie Albies was the final pitch you’d see him throw all season. Phelps didn’t know it, either. He felt incredible. Like he was getting stronger with every out...