By Tom Verducci
One of the most surprising developments of this baseball season has been the ineptitude of the Cleveland Indians bullpen. It is the worst bullpen in the major leagues, with the worst ERA (5.92) and worst win percentage (.294, 5–12).
Just how bad is a 5.92 bullpen ERA? It would stand as the third worst in the past half century, behind the 96-loss 2007 Devil Rays (6.16), the 109-loss 1996 Tigers (5.97) and the 83-loss 1999 Mariners (5.94). In the modern game only one team has won a pennant with a bullpen ERA worse than 4.