Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell,and I have a sneaking suspicion that the Dodgers’ playoff hopes will come down to the final three games of the season — against San Francisco.
Since becoming the Dodgers’ closer in 2012, Kenley Jansen has been among the best closers in baseball, and I would argue the best, but that’s not what this is about, so let’s not get sidetracked.
Among Dodgers with at least 500 innings pitched, he is first all-time in strikeouts per nine innings (13.57), ERA (2.