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Originally Posted by Jason14h
The issue is we had the worst bullpen in MLB for the first half. And that's with a surprising rule 5 Biagini.
Then we got two old men, who had amazing 2nd halves, and turned it around.
From that group last year, we lost Cecil and Benoit. We are depending on a 40 year old and a 21 year old to anchor a short bullpen with no lefties.
Could we find 2 more gems like that out of no where? Sure anything can happen. But what is most likely to happen? I'm betting that a bullpen with no lefties, a 40 year old, and kid who's arm is being worked more then any closer at his age, may have injury and performance issues.
Another major fact that everyone is ignoring is we had all 5 starters stay healthy last season. And we just managed to make playoffs.
The team can not afford 20 blown saves this season.
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What was the acquisition cost of acquiring Grilli and Benoit? If old man Grilli falters, then you can part with an unsubstantial prospect and/or eat some salary at the deadline to take a flier on someone else. These aren't the most complicated deals to make. The roster, as constructed, could very well get them to the trade deadline in contention for the wild card/division, and the front office will have to make some decisions on adding impact arms down the stretch.
Overspending on relievers in free agency isn't the only way to acquire relievers.