The bullpen for the Milwaukee Brewers was the team’s strong suit basically all season long. Jeremy Jeffress played a key role in making that bullpen such an effective group.
Without Jeremy Jeffress taking on the role he did, it’s difficult to envision the Brewers being as good of a team as they were.
Regular Season Grade: A
While all the headlines were on Josh Hader this year, Jeremy Jeffress actually put up better numbers. Hader had a 2.43 ERA in the regular season. Jeffress had an ERA of 1.29.
Jeffress was originally supposed to be a setup man alongside Hader to get the game to closer Corey Knebel.