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Should The Diamondbacks Be Using Andrew Chafin More?

There is plenty to talk about the offense. There is also plenty to talk about the bullpen, especially Brad Boxberger and Archie Bradley. Since the All-Star break, the Diamondbacks have blown 8 saves, which is the fifth highest in the MLB. On one hand, the Diamondbacks should be lucky that the Rockies and Dodgers are two of the four teams with more blown saves than Arizona.

On the other hand, this highlights what was a known issue for the team: the back end of the bullpen. Boxberger can be very good - he leads the bullpen in K% and is 17th-best among 154 qualified MLB relievers - but walks and home runs have come back to hurt him on multiple times.