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Dodgers can breathe a (small) sigh of relief as LA confirms key bullpen arm's return

The bullpen calamity that doomed the Dodgers in a series loss against the Orioles over the weekend was one for the ages and a culmination of almost every flaw fans have been calling them out for since July. In their first two games, the Dodgers offense didn't provide run support and highly paid and/or historically reliable relievers completely crumbled.

Apart from the actual relievers who were responsible for the whole mess, there's been a lot of (deserved) finger pointing at the front office. They were the ones who signed Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates after singular good seasons, and they were the ones who only brought in a single reliever at the trade deadline (Brock Stewart, who has been on the IL since Aug.