We’ve long known bullpens are the most volatile part of a baseball team. It’s hard to have a top bullpen every year. Even teams that throw tons of money at relievers sometimes have that blow up in their collective face.
That brings us to the Dodgers, a team that has — somehow — simultaneously had a good and bad bullpen over the last handful of years. Seriously. From 2013-18, the Dodgers’ relievers have a 3.60 ERA, 3.61 FIP, 16.6 K-BB% and a 24.2 fWAR. The FIP is the lowest among MLB bullpens in that time, while the K-BB% is second-best.