This is why Bruce Bochy makes a lot of money. And wins a lot of games.
He’s not the man who constructed the bullpen. He’s not the man who pitches in relief. He’s not the man who blew save opportunity after save opportunity.
But he’s the man responsible for putting relievers in positions to succeed, which they did not do often enough in 2016. The latest example was one of the worst: Sergio Romo coughing up Kris Bryant’s two-run homer in the ninth inning for the Giants’ 31st blown save opportunity of the season.