For nearly five years now, Bryan Shaw has been a reliable part of the Cleveland Indians bullpen. He's consistently given the team somewhere around 70 innings a year, appearing in no less than 70 games. He led the American League in appearances in both 2014 and '16. He's been a mainstay, the sidekick to Cody Allen before the arrival of Andrew Miller, and a vital piece of one of the best 'pens in baseball a year ago.
But that was before. This year is not going well for him. He has a career-high ERA (3.