The Atlanta Braves were pretty good last year! They finished in the top 10 in wRC+, team defense (both UZR and DRS), and just barely outside of the top 10 (12th overall) in terms of rotation production. If there was one aspect of the team that wasn’t “pretty good,” it was the bullpen. By fWAR, the Brave’ relief corps finished 17th. By RA9-WAR, the placement was still 17th. By WPA, it was 19th. Broadly speaking, if there was one place for the Braves to target obvious improvements between this year and last year, the bullpen should be it.
Risky, rotten business: relief pitchers and free agency
