Last week we took a look at available left-handed relievers on the free agency market. Why? Not necessarily because we think we need them, but because we might consider an upgrade over the ones we have currently: Joe Mantiply, Andrew Saalfrank and Kyle Nelson. Possibly Tommy Henry, if he falls out of the rotation, and, maybe, Blake Walston.
Is that a weird thought? Not really: no one saw the signing of Andrew Chafin coming next year. However, the opinions of commenters on the necessity of signing a left-handed reliever were quite mixed:
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Although we have no idea of what might go on behind the scenes, it doesn’t necessarily look like the bullpen is an area of need or attention for this front office, although you might expect that some reinforcements might arrive sooner or later.