8/22/2023 - Adios DSL & see ya FCL

JM3

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Sooo... we've been doing this like a month. Any feedback on how to make it better?
 

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They are (were?) 1 game back of a playoff spot, but this has to be like the 5th ridiculous blown game in the last couple weeks.
Their bullpen is . . . not good. Like outside of Murphy there's nobody on the taxi squad that is worth bringing up to Boston for more than mop-up duty, Politi has been ok but is giving up a lot more hard contact than last year, Fernandez is intriguing but has gotten lit up pretty consistently since his promotion, and then you're into organizational filler guys.
 

JM3

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Their bullpen is . . . not good. Like outside of Murphy there's nobody on the taxi squad that is worth bringing up to Boston for more than mop-up duty, Politi has been ok but is giving up a lot more hard contact than last year, Fernandez is intriguing but has gotten lit up pretty consistently since his promotion, and then you're into organizational filler guys.
It's not... but I bet if we look at the bullpen ERA in other innings compared to the 9th inning there is an insane difference. I might do a breakdown later.
 

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In the games where they went with a rehabbing Major Leaguer & then a bulk guy I excluded both from the sample. I didn't count extra innings.

Bullpen not last inning of regulation: 65 IP, 38 ER, 5.26 ERA

Bullpen last inning of regulation: 21.2 IP, 29 ER, 12.23 ERA
 

JM3

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That's a bit less than a month. The game before that wasn't good for my point & I was tired of doing it anyway lol