Boston Red Sox bullpen has been excellent in second half

The Boston Red Sox bullpen has been exceptional since the All-Star break and they own the best collective ERA in the majors this month.

The narrative casting a dark cloud over the Boston Red Sox throughout the first half of the season was a much-maligned bullpen that was incapable of securing a lead. Fans wanted to run Dave Dombrowski out of town for his incompetence in building a stable core of relief pitchers. It took a while to find a suitable number of trustworthy arms but Boston has finally assembled a strong bullpen.

The Red Sox bullpen ranks second in the American League and fourth in the majors with a 3.65 ERA in the second half of the season. Their 3.54 FIP is third in the majors…