ANAHEIM >> When Alex Wood and Ross Stripling were told they had made the Dodgers’ opening day roster as relief pitchers, it was a departure from every modern bullpen construction technique.
Not just one long reliever, but two?
“We’ve kind of scratched out the traditional ‘whatever’,” Dodgers bullpen coach Josh Bard said. “We’re going to try to match up guys as best we can. We’re going to try to protect guys, not beat ’em up. But for us to say a ‘typical long guy’ or ‘not a long guy,’ I don’t know if those guys exist for any team in the league.