"I think it's a combo. I think that's probably the honest answer, the vague answer, all of the above. I think that there were some injuries with our 'pen guys, and we could go through the list. I think there was some performance, physical, mental. So I think individually, it's kind of a case-by-case. But yeah, I think that the talent was certainly there."
"The 2025 Dodgers bullpen had a nearly identical workload to the 60-102 Chicago White Sox, and had 21.2 more innings thrown than the third team on the list. There was also plenty of talent lost due to injury, including Michael Kopech, Evan Phillips, Brock Stewart and Brusdar Graterol."
"I think Tanner's a big part of it as far as what we invested in him, and his talent, what he's done in a postseason a few years ago, which we saw firsthand. Obviously, adding Diaz at the back end is huge for us."
The Los Angeles Dodgers' 2025 bullpen faced compounded challenges that extended beyond a single cause. The relief unit carried a workload nearly identical to the 60-102 Chicago White Sox while throwing 21.2 more innings than the third-most used bullpen. Key injuries to Michael Kopech, Evan Phillips, Brock Stewart, and Brusdar Graterol depleted available talent. Additionally, previously dependable veterans and significant free agent acquisitions failed to meet expectations. Manager Dave Roberts attributed the cumulative issues to physical ailments, mental factors, and injuries affecting individual pitchers differently. Despite these difficulties, Roberts maintains optimism for 2026, citing the underlying talent within the roster and the organization's offseason investment in Edwin Díaz to strengthen the position.
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