If you watched Indiana’s run in the Big Ten Tournament, you probably noticed the poor performance of their bullpen. But this wasn’t just a one-off issue. This has been a trend over the course of the season.
The numbers that the Indiana bullpen put up this season look alright on paper. The IU bullpen has outperformed the starters in ERA, WHIP, hits per nine innings, and strikeouts per nine innings so far.
If you want to truly rate the performance of the 14 relievers that made up the Indiana bullpen this season, you have to dig deeper and look at the context of each game.