Best Bullpens In Recent History
Posted by Steve L. on February 28th, 2012 · Comments (1)
Here’s one way to list them -
| Rk | Year | Tm | #Matching | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | Atlanta Braves | 4 | Craig Kimbrel / Cristhian Martinez / Eric O’Flaherty / Jonny Venters |
| 2 | 2010 | Tampa Bay Rays | 4 | Grant Balfour / Joaquin Benoit / Rafael Soriano / Dan Wheeler |
| 3 | 2010 | Texas Rangers | 4 | Neftali Feliz / Darren O’Day / Alexi Ogando / Darren Oliver |
| 4 | 2007 | Boston Red Sox | 4 | Manny Delcarmen / Hideki Okajima / Jonathan Papelbon / Mike Timlin |
| 5 | 2005 | Cleveland Indians | 4 | Rafael Betancourt / Bob Howry / Arthur Rhodes / David Riske |
| 6 | 2004 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | Kiko Calero / Jason Isringhausen / Ray King / Steve Kline |
| 7 | 2002 | Atlanta Braves | 4 | Chris Hammond / Darren Holmes / Mike Remlinger / John Smoltz |
| 8 | 2001 | Seattle Mariners | 4 | Norm Charlton / Jeff Nelson / Arthur Rhodes / Kazuhiro Sasaki |
| 9 | 1995 | Cleveland Indians | 4 | Paul Assenmacher / Jose Mesa / Jim Poole / Julian Tavarez |
| 10 | 1989 | Oakland Athletics | 4 | Todd Burns / Dennis Eckersley / Rick Honeycutt / Gene Nelson |
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Funny, just a couple of World Series winners on this list.
Steve L. wrote:
Only two World Series winners (OAK ’89; BOS ’07) but three additional pennant winners (CLE ’95; STL ’04; TEX ’10).
Having said that, the Yanks bullpen has been stellar the past several seasons so I take this list with a grain of salt.