Sox extend Whitlock

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That's a pretty clear trend.

 

Even if you include that bullpens have jumped from 5 pitchers in the 1980’s to 8 today?

[Bellhorn04]

Even if you include that bullpens have jumped from 5 pitchers in the 1980’s to 8 today?

 

I think that's kind of a package deal.

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I think that's kind of a package deal.

 

But it also drastically effects the max innings a reliever has to handle. As does the ridiculous specialization.

 

How many innings are teams getting from a bullpen over a season now? I’d guess 650-700 on average…

[Bellhorn04]

But it also drastically effects the max innings a reliever has to handle. As does the ridiculous specialization.

 

How many innings are teams getting from a bullpen over a season now? I’d guess 650-700 on average…

 

In 2021 relievers pitched 18,212 innings, so 607 per team. A little bit of skewing from the use of 'openers', I would assume.

 

I'm sure that will be noticeably higher this year.