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Some have accused the Cubs’ bullpen of looking a little tired recently.
Their results have been middle of the pack for the last two weeks. And in Mark Leiter Jr. (63), Julian Merryweather (61), José Cuas (61) and Michael Fulmer (57), the Cubs have four of the 60 most used relievers in MLB by appearances, despite Fulmer being on the injured list for the last two weeks and ineligible to be activated until Saturday.
“There was a long time where we had one person in the top-25 for appearances in baseball, and the way the games have gone the last two weeks have bumped that up,” pitching coach Tommy Hottovy said.