Modern teams are supposed to be more effective at preventing runs when their relievers are in the game, not less. The Giants are doing it because this is the plan. The Giants’ rotation has been an overwhelming team strength. Only the Tigers have as many pitchers who have appeared in 45 games or more as the Giants do this season (five), but the Nationals and Tigers are leaning on their relievers because they have no choice, whether because of injury, ineffectiveness or both. They’ve needed that many relief appearances because their rotation has been a disaster and they’re a rebuilding team that’s cycling through its relief options. Let’s consider the Nationals’ case, however. So, yes, the Giants are leaning on their relievers more than most teams. Among NL teams, only the Nationals have had more relief appearances this season. Two other Giants relievers are in the top 20 - Tyler Rogers and Camilo Doval - and if you limit the search to just the National League, it gives San Francisco three relievers in the top 10 and four in the top 20. John Brebbia leads baseball in appearances as of Monday morning, with 58. For all of the Giants’ problems this season, this specific problem is likely to keep them out of the postseason.įirst, start with data supporting the idea that the Giants are leaning on their relievers more than most teams. The bullpen is paradoxically gassed and out of gas at the same time, in large part because of the heavy workload. This is an article that politely points out that there’s something wrong with the Giants’ bullpen, and it discusses how this will (or should) affect roster construction in the future. They’ve happened, and they will probably continue to happen, at least for this season. Focusing on specific failures or meltdowns isn’t helpful. It will not look at individual pitchers and diagnose why they’re less effective.
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This is not an article about how to fix the Giants’ bullpen this year. Relievers take turns being heroes and villains, and when a bullpen is going bad, they end up twisting their handlebar mustaches and tying your happiness to the railroad tracks more often than not. Zack Littell was the bullpen hero, but you are not comforted by this. Coors Field and disastrous DIY projects are like a cursed peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and you have to experience that level of frustration at least once in your life.ĭespite the bullpen’s best efforts, the Giants won 9-8. As I was banging my thumb with a hammer and drywall was crumbling all around me, Giants relievers were giving up home runs, walks and bloop hits, and they were failing to hold lead after lead. If you ever get a chance to combine these two treats, I recommend it. I spent Sunday afternoon working on a doomed home-improvement project and listening to a Giants game at Coors Field.
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