In January, I wrote about bullpen pitchers. Sometimes, when I thought about the bullpen, I stopped because changes were happening.
Now, I wonder how often do ‘new’ pitchers make appearances from the bullpen? In the first 45 games, the answer was 46%. That surprised me!
Details follow:
- In January, I compared bullpen pitchers. Pitchers in the minors who escaped my attention, and pitchers who were not Diamondbacks (either in the Majors or the minors) are defined as ‘new.’
- After January, four bullpen pitchers were acquired: two of them who were acquired on minors contracts (Shelby Miller and Juan Morillo) are now in the Majors.