The line of questioning perturbed Kenley Jansen. He had reason to be upset. His Dodgers were winless after two games in 2018. His teammates on offense had yet to record an extra-base hit, let alone score a run. In a 1-0 defeat to San Francisco on Friday, Jansen wore the loss after giving up a home run in the ninth inning to Giants second baseman Joe Panik.
Jansen surrendered the blast on an 89.6 mph cutter, a pitch which registered well below the velocity he had displayed en route to a pair of All-Star teams and a five-year, $80-million contract.