The Dodgers bullpen could have entered the 2021 season without any additions and still been very good. The combination of Brusdar Graterol, Victor Gonzalez, Blake Treinen, Joe Kelly, and Kenley Jansen could have done a decent enough job to at least get to the postseason.
But that’s not how Andrew Friedman works. Rather than buying one big name, Friedman assembled a squad of reclamation projects and former All-Stars. Out of everyone, at least one of them should bounce back. And the Dodgers are hoping that Corey Knebel is one of those guys.
The good news for the Dodgers is that Knebel is feeling healthy for the first time in a long time.