Ah, the bullpen. The Dodgers’ great Achilles’ heel. Bane of their existence.
Right?
Memories from 2014 scarred deeply, so much so that a shudder down the spine is felt at its mere mention. Lousy in the regular season, an absolute concussion grenade to the postseason, unreliable and just generally a weakness too great to overcome.
And it was more of the same in 2015 … or maybe not.
That’s not to say it was elite or very good, but it wasn’t as completely abysmal as you might think. And it was actually a near 180 from last season in the oh-so-brief postseason.