Welcome to Three Outs, the weekly column that isn’t sentient and doesn’t know if it’s a holiday or not. This week: a veritable glut of bullpen arms, pontificating on surprise baseball teams, and a short rant about adult birthdays.
Out One: The Bullpen Cup Runneth Over
Every year, especially for bad teams like the Royals, there’s an offseason focus on bullpen depth, whether it’s stated or not. The fact of the matter is that somebody has to pitch, and you can’t just stick a non-pitcher there and fake it for weeks at a time like you could do by, say, putting a first baseman in the outfield.