After Monday’s loss, the Nationals’ bullpen has blown 4 out of 12 save opportunities. After Monday’s loss, the Nationals’ bullpen has blown 4 out of 12 save opportunities, allowing 28 percent of inherited runners to score and producing a 5.54 ERA, 37 percent above league average. The important thing to understand for now is that subzero numbers mean that area is costing a team wins. Both metrics are park-adjusted and both show the Nationals bullpen is costing the team wins. [Jacob Turner makes his case to be the Nats’ sixth starter]Four different metrics, each used to calculate the impact a player has on the team’s win total, all illustrate the same thing: The Nationals’ bullpen is as bad as it looks.

Source: Washington Post April 25, 2017 16:55 UTC