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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
I just don't understand the bullpen. Their ERA is pretty much major league average at 3.60, good for 16th in the majors. Yet, they are 0-7, meaning they've handed away 7 games so far that we were either tied or had the lead prior to the bullpen coming in to pitch. So over the long haul they are not terrible in terms of avoiding runs, but it seems like they have a knack for handing over leads. I just don't get it.
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The bullpen was like this at the start of last year too. League average or better numbers, but anytime they allowed a run it seemed to be at the worst possible time. That's just the randomness of baseball. It'll all even out. It's only April. If the bullpen ERA was near the bottom of the league it'd be a bigger concern. But they have shown the ability to get guys out. You don't do that and only give up runs in tight ball games for an entire season.