Depending on your metric of choice, the Brewers' bullpen was anywhere from average to one of the worst in baseball last season.
Overall, Milwaukee’s relief unit was middle of the pack. The bullpen ranked 17th among all teams in ERA- (97) and 16th in Win Probability Added (1.68).
On a situational basis, it was among the sport’s least reliable bullpens in high-leverage situations, posting the seventh-worst negative WPA total (-50.26). According to FanGraphs, Milwaukee relievers combined for 101 “meltdowns” (appearances in which a reliever produced a -0.06 WPA or lower), which ranked fourth-worst. They also had the league’s third-highest blown save total (29).