For the Colorado Rockies to make a run at the playoffs, problems in the bullpen must be addressed. The bullpen’s struggles have become so painstakingly obvious that even my father, who is in his mid-70s, had a hot take on how bad they are.
My father with his infinite old-school wisdom, stated how he “hates how Bud Black has zero feel for how to use the bullpen. He relies too much on analytics and not enough on his gut.” While I disagree with the analytics portion, he is spot on with having “zero feel.