The breakdown area in the bullpen was obvious and that was at closer with the departure of Craig Kimbrel. Many tried and many failed until an actual pitching product of the farm system surfaced the last two months and took the job. How good was the 31-year-old right-hander Brandon Workman? The Reliever of the Month in the American League for September.
Numbers can lie or numbers can tell the truth and Workman delivered some special numbers for 2019 starting with a 10-1 record. Workman posted a 1.88 ERA and 2.46 FIP, saved 16 games, 13.