What's with the f'n bullpen?

[Chuck]

Actually several members of the Angels bullpen are off to strong starts to the 2022 season:

Aaron Loup - 7.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER

Raisel Iglesias - 3 SV, 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 SO

Oliver Ortega - 10.1 IP, 2 ER, 6 SO

Ryan Tepera - 8.2 IP, 2 ER, 8 SO

[Pancake Bear]

Raisel had a rough start last year. We're not even through a month yet, so I won't freak out yet.

Tepera and Bradley have obviously not been as good as hoped for. But Tepera's issues basically stem from two games: Against Houston when he was reportedly tipping his offspeed stuff, and Saturday against Baltimore. Not sure what happened there other than he just didn't have his best stuff. Most relievers have bad outings periodically, so I won't stress it.

Loup has been fine. Saturday wasn't really on him. More bad luck than bad pitching.

Mayers isn't the guy he was in his breakout year. That's a fact. Hopefully he can be a serviceable option for less important innings. Ditto for the rest. Hopefully some of the guys step up to give at least somewhat more reliable innings. Maybe Buttrey will regain some of his past success.

[Warfarin]

37 minutes ago, Pancake Bear said:

Raisel had a rough start last year. We're not even through a month yet, so I won't freak out yet.

Tepera and Bradley have obviously not been as good as hoped for. But Tepera's issues basically stem from two games: Against Houston when he was reportedly tipping his offspeed stuff, and Saturday against Baltimore. Not sure what happened there other than he just didn't have his best stuff. Most relievers have bad outings periodically, so I won't stress it.

Loup has been fine. Saturday wasn't really on him. More bad luck than bad pitching.

Mayers isn't the guy he was in his breakout year. That's a fact. Hopefully he can be a serviceable option for less important innings. Ditto for the rest. Hopefully some of the guys step up to give at least somewhat more reliable innings. Maybe Buttrey will regain some of his past success.

Yeah. I figure if Iglesias, Loup, and Tepera can serve as key late inning cogs, then the rest of the bullpen can sort itself out.

Iglesias and Loup have both been very solid.  Tepera largely has, but he did have two poor outings as well.

Middle inning relievers can be interchanged, we just need decent enough ones.  I've been a bit disappointed with Warren, and I agree that Mayers is not who we saw in his breakout season.  Hopefully another pitcher or two can step up and become solid relievers.

All that said, considering our SP has been very solid as has our late inning relievers, I'm pretty happy with what we've seen so far.

[Inside Pitch]

Wantz and Rosenberg in the wings....  I'm not the slightest bit worried about the pen or it's depth.

[arch stanton]

No pitching staff in the history of pitching staffs has all clicked at once. That's why you keep trotting them out there until they force your hand

[WicketMaiden]

I've been impressed with Iglesias this year, he looks really locked in, as if the multi-year deal has boosted his confidence and taken his performance up another level.

Bloody nice to have a really good, genuine closer.

[Angel Oracle]

9 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Actually several members of the Angels bullpen are off to strong starts to the 2022 season:

Aaron Loup - 7.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER

Raisel Iglesias - 3 SV, 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 SO

Oliver Ortega - 10.1 IP, 2 ER, 6 SO

Ryan Tepera - 8.2 IP, 2 ER, 8 SO

Herget has been much better since his implosion in game 2 against the Cheatin Asstros.

8 innings, 2.25 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 9/0 Ks/BBs, 1 HR

Lots of pitchers give up doubles to Jose Ramirez.

Edited April 27, 2022 by Angel Oracle

[Angel Oracle]

Any word on Quijada’s recovery from strained right oblique?  

Would be nice having a 2nd lefty in the pen.

Edited April 27, 2022 by Angel Oracle