What does the Reds bullpen have in common over the last 3 off-seasons? Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty has done nothing to improve it. They wonder why a bullpen that lost 31 games in 2014 would still lose 31 games in 2015 when Jocketty went out of his way to invest $4 Million total in free agents Burke Badenhop and Kevin Gregg.
So how will the bullpen be any different for 2016?
Well it all starts with three ways that you can improve depth; drafting, trading, and Rule 5 drafting. In addition to homegrown talent, Jocketty was able to add some arms creatively over the last year.