For the last four years, the Indians have had a workhorse in the pen and Indians fans have had a tasty scapegoat to rant about at the bar and on social media. Bryan Shaw was equal parts excellent in relief and in the wrong place at the wrong time. It’s a problem with sub-elite relievers - they’re simply not consistent enough to always dominate in an Andrew Miller way, and the microscope is on them because of the major impact their few actions have. And Shaw’s best attribute, a rubber arm, meant we saw way more of him than other pitchers.
Dan Otero’s two new roles
