This season has been a trying year for the Angels in many regards and it’s been no different in their bullpen. After trotting out a very valuable bullpen in 2017 (fifth-best fWAR among all bullpens), the group has regressed across the board in 2018, with declines in ERA, strikeout rate, walk rate and home run rate.



The bullpen has had their fair share of bad luck, losing key arms like Blake Wood and Keynan Middleton, the latter of whom was in the midst of a strong season before undergoing Tommy John surgery. However, the club has trotted out plenty of arms with limited upside or track records, leading to poor performance and questions about the bullpen they’ll utilize next year.



Jose Alvarez, Blake Parker, Justin Anderson and Cam Bedrosian have all had notable impacts but one new arm has flourished since being acquired. Ty Buttrey, who was acquired from Boston in the Ian Kinsler trade, has been nothing short of electric since coming to the Angels and...