The Dodgers bullpen was an effective unit in 2021. Collectively, the group ranked 2nd in team ERA in in MLB last season. Hard-throwing righty Blake Treinen was a big reason the LA bullpen was elite in 2021.
Baseball experts have taken notice. ESPN’s Buster Olney ranked Treinen as the fourth-best reliever in all of baseball.
“With his hard-veering sinker and nasty slider, Treinen keeps the ball off the barrel of the bat. No relief pitcher generated a higher rate of soft contact last season than the right-hander.”
To Olney’s point, Treinen had the fourth-lowest hard-hit percentage (24.