As February begins, anticipation builds for spring training with key off-season moves still looming for the Blue Jays. Last year, the team's bullpen was notably poor, recording a -2.5 fWAR, the worst in baseball. They struggled significantly, and even an average performance from them could have pushed the team closer to .500. While the rotation performed decently, the bullpen was limited to 565.2 innings, indicating potential challenges ahead. The article suggests the Jays have to seek performance upgrades to improve this year.
It seems like if either happens it'll probably be an opportunistic move to grab a player whose market didn't develop as expected.
Last year, the Jay's relief crew were atrocious. You can't pin a shock 74 win season on any one thing.
Their -2.5 fWAR was the worst in the sport by a huge margin, behind only the 2016 Reds for the worst bullpen performance of the past decade.
The pen only had to pitch 565.2 innings, 22nd in the league, reflecting solid work by the rotation.
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