WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- "Just three boring reliever dudes" is how a smiling Ryan Madson described the Nationals' bullpen trio consisting of him, Brandon Kintzler and Sean Doolittle.
The pitchers were saviors after being acquired midseason last year and transforming a struggling Washington relief corps into a strength down the stretch. They have been nicknamed the "Law Firm" by Nationals fans who embraced their arrival and the club that held a T-shirt giveaway in August with the phrase "Defending leads since 2017."
After years of entering the season with uncertainty at the back end of the bullpen, Washington has stability behind the arms of Madson, Kintzler and Doolittle.