Josh Osich Quickly Ascending the Giants’ Bullpen Depth Chart

With the San Francisco Giants bullpen in flux, Josh Osich is quickly becoming one of Bruce Bochy’s most reliable pieces.

San Francisco Giants‘ relief pitcher Josh Osich had big shoes to fill coming into the 2016 season. With Jeremy Affeldt, a left-hander that was one of the members of the Giants’ bullpen “Core Four”, along with Javier Lopez, Sergio Romo, and Santiago Casilla, retiring after 14 years in the major leagues and seven with San Francisco, Osich was pegged to be the new Affeldt.

There’s some similarities between Affeldt and Osich. Both are left-handed pitchers. Both are hurlers who can get both lefties and righties out and pitch for multiple innings. Both are big dudes that are…