The Orioles’ current bullpen set-up is something of a mystery. The injury to closer Félix Bautista has clouded the roles of every other member in the group, and the result has been an uneven performance in September (4.18 ERA, 0.1 fWAR).
It doesn’t seem like there is any one pitcher in the relief crew at this moment that O’s manager Brandon Hyde could point to in a crucial moment and be overly confident. Yennier Cano has struggled to miss bats (2.35 K/9) since taking on the ninth inning, Shintaro Fujinami has experienced plenty of ups and downs, Jacob Webb’s initial dominance has subsided, and Danny Coulombe has some scary peripherals (83.