In Major League Baseball in 2019 having a lockdown bullpen is a very important thing. In 2018, seven of the ten teams that qualified for the Postseason had a top-10 bullpen E.R.A. in the entire MLB.
Through twelve games of the Washington Nationals 2019 regular season, the bullpen has been a disaster. Saying it has been a disaster might even be too kind. It has been as bad as it could get. Washington has the highest bullpen E.R.A. in baseball at 8.12. In 37 innings the Nationals bullpen has given up 35 runs and opponents are hitting an alarming .