Heading into Sunday night’s game, they had a 6.51 ERA, including an 8.03 bullpen ERA, since Aug. 27, the worst in baseball. 10. Royals (previously: 10).Season high: 6 | Season low: 24The Royals’ battle with the Twins is fascinating because it’s not entirely clear whether they ...
He went 8-3 with five saves and 26 holds in 61 appearances, posting a 2.09 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and 10.9 K/9 while tossing 107.2 innings out of the bullpen. He tallied a career-high 4.3 WAR and finished third in the AL Cy Young balloting. T...
winning nine of their past 12 games to somehow put themselves within striking distance of the Dodgers in the National League West. Wednesday's late loss aside, the best sign from that stretch might be coming from their bullpen. D-backs relievers had the sixth-h...
whether it's due to injury, fatigue, or just plain old poor performance. That's where having one of the best bullpens in baseball can prove invaluable, stepping up when called upon and guiding their team through the storm. But what exactly separates an elite bullpen from a merely average ...
The Mets bullpen had an 8.37 ERA during the 10 games that Edwin Díaz was suspended for having sticky stuff -- not an official, technical term! -- on his hand, but in his first game back on Saturday, the 'pen looked like it is supposed to. The Mets bullpen put up 4 2/3 shutout...
The Royals had a strong rotation last year but their bullpen was less impressive. Their relievers had a collective 4.13 ERA last year, which placed them 20th out of the 30 clubs in the league. They tried to address that at the deadline by addingLucas ErcegandHunter Harveyin separate trades...
. The 30-year-old posted the second-best ERA in the Pacific League and he brings some serious heat with the fastball. The combination of track record and stuff should attract interest from a number of teams seeking a No. 3 starter, just with risk that he eventually moves to the bullpen...
Why they’ll make an early exit:Houston’s bullpen hasn’t exactly been the most reliable this season, posting the highest walk rate (9.4%) of all the AL’s playoff teams. Closer Josh Hader has a 6.94 ERA with three blown saves over his last 12 appearances. ...
In the year of all-century teams, all-century rankings, all-century memories, when the culture was looking back on the previous 100 years and reassessing what historians would keep from them, this sweep was a fitting end to the century: The Yankees won eight World Series by sweep in the ...
Runner-up: Trevor Rogers, MIA (2.64 ERA, 157 SO) 94. Joe Black, 1952 NL (Dodgers) Key stats: 15 wins, 15 SV, 2.15 ERA (171 ERA+) Black became the second pitcher to match 15 wins with 15 saves in a season, serving as a crucial bullpen workhorse for the pennant-winning Dodgers....