The Bullpen

[stormngt]

In all fairness it took him three years to do it.

imagine how much better they would be if JD knew how to put together a bullpen

[ten ocho recon scout]

In all fairness it took him three years to do it.

agreed.

But, at the same time, jepsen could have been a huge help before. Hawkins is still very solid, just didnt make a mark here. Burnett was horrible luck. Etc

Not defending him. He should have focused on the pen long ago.

[Oz27]

agreed.

But, at the same time, jepsen could have been a huge help before. Hawkins is still very solid, just didnt make a mark here. Burnett was horrible luck. Etc

Not defending him. He should have focused on the pen long ago.

I've always thought his big weakness was his failure to ensure we had enough pitching depth. Sometimes you get by with that and find success where it seemed highly unlikely (see Matt Shoemaker). But he's certainly corrected that with the bullpen this year, even if the cost was too high. The depth there now is ridiculous.

[Inside Pitch]

Can we just pretend Frieri didn't pitch this year and subtract his numbers from the BP stats?

 

 

Who?

[Inside Pitch]

I completely agree. Jerry knew which guys to keep, even when people were screaming to get rid of Jepsen. He clearly knows more than most.

 

Cmon now..  Jepsen is "Scioscia's toy"..  or so we have heard eleventy million times.   

[tdawg87]

Who?

 

he's that mexican guy who used to pitch here.

[Blarg]

Fuentes retired.

[ELEVEN]

Cmon now..  Jepsen is "Scioscia's toy"..  or so we have heard eleventy million times.   

No relation.

[Taylor]

he's that mexican guy who used to pitch here.

 

Racist.

 

He's Col-oh-mbian.

[tdawg87]

isn't that the place where my coffee comes from?

 

 

and my crack?

[RallyMo]

Hmmmmmmm.

[wopphil]

Grilling has surprised me. He obviously won't keep this pace, but his numbers are outstanding, and his peripherals back it up.

[Turd Ferguson]

Grilling has surprised me. He obviously won't keep this pace, but his numbers are outstanding, and his peripherals back it up.

 

I'm a little surprised that he's been this good too, but I think JD knew what he was doing with this one.  Maybe he won't keep it up, but maybe he will.  He was outstanding in Pitt the past couple seasons and just got banged up at the beginning of this season.  Seems that his success right now has more to do with him being healthy then pitching over his head.  I might be overly optimistic, but we might just be seeing 2012-2013 Grilli instead of April-May 2014 Grilli.  Meanwhile, Big Ern has a 10 ERA and a .342 BAA.

 

I'll hand it to JD, this bullpen is nails right now.  It's impressive how completely and totally he's overhauled it in the past couple months.  But it begs the question: what took him so long!?!?!  

[Angel Oracle]

What did the July bullpen ERA end up being? 

It has to be in the 1.70's, or even 1.60's.

 

I can't remember even the 2002-2008 bullpens ever having a month this good, and there were quite a few dandies.

Not only the ERA, but stranding inherited runners was excellent as well. 

 

Thank you Jedi, thank you Butcher, thank you Scioscia, and most of all thank you pitchers! 

Edited August 1, 2014 by Angel Oracle

[Stradling]

What did the July bullpen ERA end up being?

It has to be in the 1.70's, or even 1.60's.

I can't remember even the 2002-2008 bullpens ever having a month this good, and there were quite a few dandies.

Not only the ERA, but stranding inherited runners was excellent as well.

Thank you Jedi, thank you Butcher, thank you Scioscia, and most of all thank you pitchers!

Eric Kay ‏@EKayAngels 10m

For month of July, #Angels bullpen led A.L. in games (27), wins (9), IP (96), K (95) and ERA (1.69)...Ranked 2nd with 12 saves.

[tdawg87]

Eric Kay reads angelswin confirmed.

Also, bullpen porn is the heat.

[Angel Oracle]

Thank Strad, it's crazy to lead the AL for July in both bullpen innings worked and ERA.

A far cry from April, to be sure!

[Lou]

I completely agree. Jerry knew which guys to keep, even when people were screaming to get rid of Jepsen. He clearly knows more than most.

imagine that

[Bobster7587]

What did the July bullpen ERA end up being?

It has to be in the 1.70's, or even 1.60's.

I can't remember even the 2002-2008 bullpens ever having a month this good, and there were quite a few dandies.

Not only the ERA, but stranding inherited runners was excellent as well.

Thank you Jedi, thank you Butcher, thank you Scioscia, and most of all thank you pitchers!

Woah. Super positive post by AO. Things must be going really well for the pen..

[arch stanton]

Whoever got Jepsen comfortable in the new arm slot earned himself a big fat bonus. The 2014 version of him was a huge acquisition and all it cost us was the old Kevin Jepsen.

[jshep]

Whoever got Jepsen comfortable in the new arm slot earned himself a big fat bonus. The 2014 version of him was a huge acquisition and all it cost us was the old Kevin Jepsen.

 

Thanks Butcher!

[Angel Oracle]

The Jepsen slider combined with the heat is filthy.

[arch stanton]

Another fun fact. Since the beginning of 2013 Street has allowed 21 runs total with 15 home runs allowed including 3 home runs accounting for the 4 runs allowed this season. All or nothing. Practically impossible to mount a rally against him.

[RallyMo]

It's just so, so good.

[RallyMo]

Having a bullpen like this changes everything about watching games. Every game can be won.