The Indians’ bullpen is off to a rough start, allowing 16 runs in 38.2 innings, as of the start of Sunday’s game against the Twins. Cody Allen and Bryan Shaw have been far from the late-inning one-two punch that they were in 2014, and Marc Rzepczynski hasn’t looked good, either.
Coming in to the season, the bullpen would have been considered one of the strengths of the team. Last year, Allen stunned ninth-inning batters with a 2.99 FIP and 91 strikeouts in just under 70 innings. Shaw was equally impressive, with a 2.