To me, the bullpen isn't nightmare fuel. It had/has specific relievers who are nightmare fuel. Two of the current three are no longer on the major league roster. Lucas Erceg has obviously looked very good. James McArthur had a really bad stretch, but he's looked significantly improved for a few appearances now. Kris Bubic has been terrif…
To me, the bullpen isn't nightmare fuel. It had/has specific relievers who are nightmare fuel. Two of the current three are no longer on the major league roster. Lucas Erceg has obviously looked very good. James McArthur had a really bad stretch, but he's looked significantly improved for a few appearances now. Kris Bubic has been terrific ever since his return. Sam Long has been above average since he joined the team. John Schreiber is best as middle relief, IMO, but I don't mind him there. Carlos Hernández and Daniel Lynch have looked like new guys after their minor league stints.
Basically, the only guy still on the roster that I have absolutely no faith in is Stratton.
If Erceg comes in, I consider it definitely locked down.
If McArthur, Long, or Bubic come in I feel pretty good.
Hernández, Schreiber and Lynch have some work to do to earn trust, but they've looked good enough recently for me to give them more chances.
It's not an elite bullpen, but it might just be enough alongside this rotation to get the job done.
Erceg has certainly been an upgrade but overall this is an untrustworthy bunch. They lack the ability to consistently dominate which means there are going to be more white-knuckle turns though the pen than anyone would like. It’s inconsistent. And inconsistent bullpens torpedo October hopes.
Credit to the team for making the moves to build the best bullpen possible. Hopefully, Harvey can come back and be a part of that.
To me, the bullpen isn't nightmare fuel. It had/has specific relievers who are nightmare fuel. Two of the current three are no longer on the major league roster. Lucas Erceg has obviously looked very good. James McArthur had a really bad stretch, but he's looked significantly improved for a few appearances now. Kris Bubic has been terrific ever since his return. Sam Long has been above average since he joined the team. John Schreiber is best as middle relief, IMO, but I don't mind him there. Carlos Hernández and Daniel Lynch have looked like new guys after their minor league stints.
Basically, the only guy still on the roster that I have absolutely no faith in is Stratton.
If Erceg comes in, I consider it definitely locked down.
If McArthur, Long, or Bubic come in I feel pretty good.
Hernández, Schreiber and Lynch have some work to do to earn trust, but they've looked good enough recently for me to give them more chances.
It's not an elite bullpen, but it might just be enough alongside this rotation to get the job done.
Erceg has certainly been an upgrade but overall this is an untrustworthy bunch. They lack the ability to consistently dominate which means there are going to be more white-knuckle turns though the pen than anyone would like. It’s inconsistent. And inconsistent bullpens torpedo October hopes.
Credit to the team for making the moves to build the best bullpen possible. Hopefully, Harvey can come back and be a part of that.