The Cleveland Indians had an excellent bullpen last season. Posting a collective earned run average of 3.12, Fangraphs ranked it as the sixth best in baseball according to wins above replacement. While much of this greatness came from Cody Allen, Zach McAllister, Jeff Manship, and Bryan Shaw all pitched well by traditional statistics. Fielding independent stats loved Marc Rzepczynski and Nick Hagadone as well.
This season has been quite a different story. Both Shaw and Manship have failed to repeat last year’s success, and off-season addition Ross Detwiler failed to impress in brief stint with the team.