This is the first edition of Can We Trust the Bullpen? Once a month, I will take a look at the bullpen as a whole and try to answer this question, and after last season, we could be in for quite the ride, so strap in!
Heading into 2024, we all knew the bullpen would have quite the different feel to it for a plethora of reasons. With Terry Francona retiring, a much younger, more analytically inclined manager in Stephen Vogt found his way into the head job. Then there was a trade that saw Enyel De Los Santos go to the Padres in return for longtime Royal turned Padre, Scott Barlow.