SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Mike Dunn is the Rockies’ forgotten reliever, but a major cleanup of his ailing left shoulder could give a suspect bullpen a major boost.
“He’s doing a great,” manager Bud Black said Saturday. “He’s another veteran arm that has pitched well in the back of the bullpen. He’s done that in his career, but here, he’s been a little bit off, because he’s been hurt. But a healthy Mike Dunn will be very beneficial to our bullpen.”
Dunn, 33, knew something was wrong with his shoulder. He was sure there was a reason for the pain that forced him to shut down in early July last season after pitching in just 25 games and being limited to 17 innings, with an ugly 9.