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Braves Mailbag: Bullpen games, farm system rankings and more

A big thank you to everyone that sent in questions for this week’s mailbag. We received so many that I am going to split it up into two parts. The second will drop later today. Let’s get to it!

During the playoffs, it seemed that every other game was deemed a bullpen game. This unsettled me to no end because it didn’t seem sustainable (I was wrong). The opposing teams seemed to have a few also. Is this a baseball trend that will continue indefinitely or something that will have to be corrected? What happened to the days of teams having three reliable starters with an innings eater waiting in the wings?