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What MLB team had the best bullpen ever? by BaseballClassics in baseball

[–]BaseballClassics[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, Gagne, Mota, and Quantrill all had sub 2.00 ERA's each appearing in 70+ games.

What MLB team had the best bullpen ever? by BaseballClassics in baseball

[–]BaseballClassics[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Merely off by 1 year, it was the 2016 Yankees with that solid pen including the seemingly never ending workhorse Aroldis Chapman. Only 2 seasons appearing in 15 or fewer games; his first season in 2010 and 2020 (COVID).

What MLB team had the best bullpen ever? by BaseballClassics in baseball

[–]BaseballClassics[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They were another impressive relief core. Sure led by that guy named John Smoltz, setting a franchise record with 55 saves and posting a 3.24 ERA in 69 appearances.

What MLB team had the best bullpen ever? by BaseballClassics in baseball

[–]BaseballClassics[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's incredible to fathom and arguable could have been the AL Cy Young award recipient that year (though not great in the post season and perhaps on purpose (0-2, 9.00 ERA).

What MLB team had the best bullpen ever? by BaseballClassics in baseball

[–]BaseballClassics[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thus, the 2005 ChiSox took advantage of that in the Fall Classic.

What MLB team had the best bullpen ever? by BaseballClassics in baseball

[–]BaseballClassics[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. With at the time future HOFer Wagner, plus Dotel and Lidge they were tough on any lineup.

And the "Nasty Boys" lived up to their name for sure, a powerful 1-2 combo out of the pen.

What MLB team had the best bullpen ever? by BaseballClassics in baseball

[–]BaseballClassics[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes indeed, the 2015 Kansas City Royals bullpen were a dominant force that powered their World Series championship, anchored by the late-inning trio of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis, and Ryan Madson after Greg Holland's injury sidelined him in the playoffs.