The depth of the Indians bullpen took a hit this winter with the departures of Bryan Shaw, Joe Smith, and Boone Logan. With those guys gone, can be bullpen be as good as it was last year?
In 2017, the Tribe’s bullpen had the lowest ERA and WHIP in all of baseball. They had the second best walk rate and were top-five in strikeouts per nine, hits per nine, and home runs per nine. So overall, that’s an outstanding bullpen. This means the bar is set pretty high for the 2018 group.