Grading the Pirates’ season: Bullpen

Well, this would have been a nightmare with The Nightmare. In case you’re wondering, without Rivero, the bullpen totaled 0.1 fWAR. Without Rivero and Nicasio, it was -1.1.

Felipe Rivero: 73 games, 1.67 ERA, 3.03 xFIP, 2.1 fWAR

Wade LeBlanc: 50 games, 4.50 ERA, 4.06 xFIP, 0.1 fWAR

Daniel Hudson: 71 games, 4.38 ERA, 4.57 xFIP, 0.1 fWAR

Juan Nicasio: 65 games, 2.85 ERA, 3.67 xFIP, 1.2 fWAR

Tony Watson: 47 games, 3.66 ERA, 4.62 xFIP, -0.1 fWAR

Jhan Marinez: 24 games, 3.18 ERA, 4.66 xFIP, -0.1 fWAR

A.J. Schugel: 32 games, 1.97 ERA, 4.23 xFIP, 0.1 fWAR

Johnny Barbato: 24 games, 4.08 ERA, 5.76 xFIP, -0.3 fWAR

Dovydas Neverauskas: 24 games, 3.91 ERA, 4.78 xFIP, -0.1 fWAR

Edgar Santana: 19 games, 3.50 ERA,…