Raise your hands if you would have said that Ryan Tepera would be a bullpen staple for the entire year, have an fWAR of 1.0 and be one of the more relied upon relievers in tight situations for John Gibbons. I don’t think anybody would have raised their hands. I know I wouldn’t have, especially because my main memory which clouded by the judgment of Ryan Tepera after his 4 pitch walk-off walk at the San Francisco Giants in 2016.
Tepera almost didn’t even make the Blue Jays Opening Day 25 man roster. It came down to Mike Bolsinger and Ryan Tepera for the final bullpen spot on the final day of Spring Training in Montreal.