Perry Minasian doesn't get enough blame for building an atrocious bullpen

[BTH]

The Angels only have 1 dependable reliever on their roster, and it's Raisel Iglesias. The next "best" relievers have been Cishek, Mayers, and Watson, and none of them can be counted on.

He isn't even trying to make the bullpen better. He has just stuck with bad veteran relievers (Claudio, Guerra) and has shifted failed starters to the bullpen (Bundy, Quintana).

 

This was a team that was supposed to contend for the playoffs, and he neglected the bullpen outside of Iglesias. Everyone knew they needed to add to it in the offseason, yet he did nothing to improve it after Iglesias.

The Blue Jays have/had a bad bullpen, but they've at least tried to fix their bullpen. They cycled through a bunch of different relievers with good stuff and have made trades to bolster the bullpen, acquiring guys like Cimber and Richards for barely anything.

[jsnpritchett]

I mean, I don't exactly see a lot of people on here saying that Minasian made good decisions with the bullpen in the off-season.  He takes quite a bit of flak for it.

Edited July 20, 2021 by jsnpritchett

[Docwaukee]

the good news is that he gets to start all over again next year.  

[bloodbrother]

10 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

the good news is that he gets to start all over again next year.  

[Angel Oracle]

Please acquire guys who actually exceed 90mph and have a second pitch.

[zenmaster]

We already know how this offseason will go. Sign a big bat. Get turned down by all the big FA starting pitchers, sign a few starting pitchers who had tough luck/injuries the last few years, and throw together a bullpen with the remaining peanuts we have.

[Vlad27Trout27]

Building a Bp is tough and one of the hardest thing to build. There's a reason why teams are always looking for Bp help. Most chance the best way to build a bp is internl (yanks, Red sox..etc) and than a add a peiece ot two to it. 

[Second Base]

Seriously though, the bullpen is starting with an entirely clean slate in 2022. Not a single carryover more than likely. Maybe Mayers. 

And wouldn't you know it, there's some interesting arms they can start with.  Jose Suarez and Jaime Barria for length (if they aren't in the rotation or otherwise dealt), and some optionable minor leaguers like Andrew Wantz, Aaron Skewers, Aaron Hernandez, Oliver Ortega, or maybe even Davis Daniel. 

Those aren't the guys you build around in 2022, but they offer some extra depth. 

[HanfordGuy]

2021 Angel Bullpen highlights…

[eligrba]

19 hours ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

Building a Bp is tough and one of the hardest thing to build. There's a reason why teams are always looking for Bp help. Most chance the best way to build a bp is internl (yanks, Red sox..etc) and than a add a peiece ot two to it. 

It can be more manageable with solid scouting, effective data analysis and smart people.

No faith that the Angels have all of the necessary components for this trend to change.