After not finding the contract that he sought in free agency last winter, David Robertson returned home to Rhode Island with unplanned leisure time on his calendar. “I played a lot of tennis,” he said.

David Robertson is officially back with the Phillies for his third stint in Philadelphia. The Phillies signed veteran right-handed reliever David Robertson to a one-year contract Monday, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced.

It's tough to say that the Philadelphia Phillies made the perfect decision when they went out and signed David Robertson on Sunday night. However, there's a reason why many contenders around the league were interested in the veteran's service.