Gaslamp Ball · Jun 6, 2019
Revisiting Padres bullpen issues continue. Time for reinforcements?
Last month, we wrote this piece regarding the Padres bullpen issues. Nearly 30 days later, issues still remain. In fact, getting to Kirby Yates has just been downright difficult. Craig Stammen is the 8th inning man. The problem? 44% of inherited runners have scored. Last year was 36%, the year before was 25%. That’s not a good trend.
For context, the league average is 31% and the Padres are at 35%. Translation? The bullpen is below average. But you knew that.
There is a harsh reality that the Pen’ has cost this team a half a dozen games or more since the start of the season. Games like yesterday are unacceptable (in our new Padre world of demand more) so we need to look for a solution.