With the start of the World Series less than a week away, the bullpen has morphed into a unit no one — not even the Los Angeles Dodgers front office — saw coming.
Evan Phillips and Brusdar Graterol have been lost for the year. Kirby Yates and Michael Kopech have been essentially non-factors for the entirety of the year. Tanner Scott’s shocking struggles have left him as a non-guarantee to feature in the postseason at all. Perhaps most surprising, rookie Roki Sasaki has turned into a lights-out high-leverage reliever out of necessity.
As it pertains to Scott, is there still a world where he can help this team win four more games?