Dodgers: Watch Yency Almonte Embarrass a Former All-Star

The Dodgers have a tendency to add guys in their bullpen that far exceed expectations. That has been the case with a number of guys out there over the last decade. But if Andrew Friedman has proven anything, it’s that he can build an entire relief team from a bunch of broken parts.

When the Dodgers signed Yency Almonte in March as a minor league free agent, very few were impressed with his numbers. He put up a combined 5.30 ERA and walked 4 batters per 9 innings with the Rockies. But one thing we know about this team is that they can help guys to reach their potential.

And the Dodgers might have done that with Almonte. They look to have lowered his fastball usage and instead have him throwing…