Bullpen

The hand-wringing over the state of the Dodger bullpen this season and (season’s past) has been extremely present. While I’ve chimed in multiple times about my dislike of Pedro Baez, he …

So, how ’bout that Dodgers’ bullpen? It has been rather remarkable at times this season, despite the perception that it’s the worst one ever constructed. It got off to a rough …

In the offseason, I wrote about the Dodgers needing a left-handed fastball-slider reliever to pair with J.P. Howell and, before he imploded, Luis Avilan. There were some decent free agents, but …

Depending on which numbers you use, the Dodger bullpen has either been decent or terrible this year. Neither answer is necessarily wrong. By context-neutral stats, their numbers are quite good. …

The Dodgers’ bullpen has been a point of much contention for many years — but it’s been especially true in recent years. While lamenting the lack of upgrades, some have …

The bullpen has been bad the first few opportunities this season. One cannot deny that. And if Andrew Friedman and Co., ever needed a reason to extend Kenley Jansen‘s contract, …

On a team as deep as the Dodgers are, it’s hard to find areas of concern. Sure, there’s no legit No. 2 starter (and the “No. X starter” thing doesn’t …

Because you can never have too much pitching … the Dodgers on Tuesday signed old friend Jamey Wright to a minor-league deal with an invite to spring training. Wright, 41, …

The term “lefty specialist” has a certain connotation to it. That is, it’s a lefty who has a nasty breaking pitch (usually a slider) that is hard for opposing left-handed …

While we’re all waiting for Gabe Kapler or Dave Roberts to be named manager (hopefully soon … this is dragging on), offseason moves await. Mike wrote about the Dodgers potentially …