Many people blame Andrew Friedman and/or Farhan Zaidi for the demise of the Dodgers bullpen in 2018. They surmise that they failed to adequately equip the pen with the requisite number and quality of arms. Actually, “demise” is a pretty harsh word. The Dodgers and the Red Sox, the two World Series teams, both finished the regular sesaon with identical 3.72 Bullpen ERA’s. The Dodgers did have the better WHIP – 1.21, compared to 1.29 for the Red Sox. In the Post-Season, the Red Sox had a 2.71 ERA compared to the Dodgers 2.78 ERA. Again, the Dodgers had the better WHIP – 1.
Last Year’s Bullpen Problems Were All Kenley Jansen’s Fault
