Back to the Cincinnati Reds Newsfeed

Cincinnati Reds: Dramatic bullpen upgrades are not necessary

Aside from the rumors during the Winter Meetings that the Reds were interested in Craig Stammen, we’ve heard little rumblings from the Cincinnati front office about additional relievers being on the the team’s radar. While the Cincinnati Reds could use an additional arm or two, drastic changes to the bullpen seem unnecessary.

While the Cincinnati Reds starting pitching was the strength of last year’s squad, the relief corps wasn’t too shabby. Cincinnati’s bullpen ranked fourth in saves (46), fifth in batting average against (.235), sixth in strikeouts (600), and seventh in ERA (4.