We’ve all talked about the bullpen issues for the Diamondbacks ad nauseam. Most of us intuitively know that the relievers have been the main culprits in contributing to late inning losses, or close games turning into blowouts. The hitting and defense have played a role too. But I wanted to highlight some simple to understand stats that really show pretty clearly just how horribly relievers have performed when they were needed most.
Here is how I broke it down:
- Relievers
- 7th, 8th, and 9th innings. (I didn’t include extra innings due to Manfred rule and low leverage guys being forced into extra inning games)
- High and Medium leverage situations.