The Blowpen

By David Saltzer - Angelswin.com ColumnistThe only thing more challenging than writing about the Angels’ bullpen this season is watching its members pitch in a game. It isn’t fun. It isn’t pretty. And it rarely gets the job done. The sad thing is that the blowpen didn’t have to be this bad—even with all the injuries suffered by the starting rotation. Had management made the right decisions earlier in Spring Training and at the start of the season we wouldn’t be in a tie for last place thanks to all the blown leads and losses it has created. Management needs to recognize this and start making changes now before the blowpen costs us any chance at making a run for October. While no one could have predicted all the traumatic losses suffered by the starting rotation (when was the last team to lose 4 starters in 3 weeks at the start of the season?), it is management’s job to make sure that the team on the field has the best chance to win it all. Management’s job is to constantly for...