The Texas Rangers bullpen completed the 2018 season with the 19th best ERA in Major League Baseball. Below average isn’t exactly what a relief crew strives for, but considering they lost Jesse Chavez, Keone Kela and Jake Diekman prior to the halfway point, that’s not too shabby. Plus, the pen improved from a 2017 season which finished with a 4.76 collective ERA, ranking 28th in MLB.
Can the improvement continue in 2019?
As of this moment, the bullpen could use some help. The Rangers are set at closer with Jose Leclerc, and Jesse Chavez and Jeffrey Springs each give the team strong options for basically any role (even as openers if Texas opts to go that route).