chw42 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 13, 2016 -> 11:45 PM) Dodgers had best bullpen ERA in baseball I believe, but I agree it seems Jensen-heavy They've gotten guys like Joe Blanton to do a lot of good work for them this year. I don't know if that'll fly in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 13, 2016 -> 11:44 PM) What's scary is that the Dodgers bullpen outside of Jansen is pretty barren. The Giants have a bunch of alright relievers and no great ones, but the Dodgers have one great one and a bunch of mediocre ones. First in ERA and third in WAR, it's a pretty good bullpen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 definitely better than the hot dumpster fire that the giants had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 13, 2016 -> 11:47 PM) First in ERA and third in WAR, it's a pretty good bullpen. What if I told you Jansen made up almost half of their bullpen's fWAR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Oct 13, 2016 -> 11:50 PM) definitely better than the hot dumpster fire that the giants had. Give the Giants a guy like Melancon and I think they have a pretty solid bullpen. They have depth, but they just don't have a quality closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Lots of good offspeed starters for the Dodgers. Hopefully a good matchup for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) Great game tonight. Lot of gutsy moves with the bullpen there by the Dodgers. I like the Cubs in four or five however. The home field means a lot. Night games mean the ball won't be flying out of Wrigley. Cubs in their first WS since 1945. Don't like Rich Hill's chances. Kershaw obviously could beat anybody. Edited October 14, 2016 by greg775 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) Dodgers have a solid bullpen, but Kershaw might not pitch till game 3. Could be huge break for the Cubs. Edited October 14, 2016 by SoxAce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Oct 14, 2016 -> 12:26 AM) Dodgers have a solid bullpen, but Kershaw might not pitch till game 3. Could be huge break for the Cubs. Kershaw pitches Game 1, 4 and 7. Throws shutouts each time. Earns the nickname "The Curse." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Oct 14, 2016 -> 12:26 AM) Dodgers have a solid bullpen, but Kershaw might not pitch till game 3. Could be huge break for the Cubs. I see no reason why Kershaw couldn't go Game 2 without issues, it's not like he threw 6 innings today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 13, 2016 -> 11:50 PM) What if I told you Jansen made up almost half of their bullpen's fWAR? Even without Jansen the rest of their bullpen still had more WAR than the entire Cub pen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 14, 2016 -> 12:56 AM) Even without Jansen the rest of their bullpen still had more WAR than the entire Cub pen. Wow you're right. Hard to believe the Cubs bullpen without Chapman is worth like 2 WAR. Rondon really regressed after a great start to the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 It's a good thing the Nationals held Strasburg back from the playoffs that one year, he has come in handy for all of the WS appearances since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kageman129 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 14, 2016 -> 02:08 AM) Wow you're right. Hard to believe the Cubs bullpen without Chapman is worth like 2 WAR. Rondon really regressed after a great start to the year. Its funny, a Cubs fan at work was so pumped to have Rondon and Chapman in the bullpen when that trade was made and I said, "You better hope Rondon isn't going to be one of those pitchers who handles the 9th better than the 7th or 8th like Thornton was". They didn't seem to think that would happen. Rondon really regressed after moving out of closer role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 QUOTE (KG#1 @ Oct 14, 2016 -> 07:47 AM) Its funny, a Cubs fan at work was so pumped to have Rondon and Chapman in the bullpen when that trade was made and I said, "You better hope Rondon isn't going to be one of those pitchers who handles the 9th better than the 7th or 8th like Thornton was". They didn't seem to think that would happen. Rondon really regressed after moving out of closer role. Rondon got hurt shortly after the trade was made, so you have to consider that as well. If he was healthy i think his set up numbers would be much better, Strop as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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