Bullpen Report, Week 16: Buju Blanton

Shaba Antone in the know knows that I am all about Jamaica.  Love to visit the place.  I also have several friends that reside on the isle and like to partake in the national festivity of… well, you know, don’t make me say.  The Dodger pen has been a flux of capacitors all year, and I think at some point I’ll bet a sixer on the leading hold leader from them being someone who may have contracted a melanoma.  Enter Joe Blanton.  The resurrection project of all resurrection projects.  Not only has he flourished in the role of set-up to the stars, but he doesn’t seem to have any competition to say the opposite.  In his last 30 days, minus a week off for the All-Star break, he has a one-off the pace total of 7 holds, a K/9 rate of above average, and an ERA of two bills.  All this for a team that has lacked stability setting up the dude who sounds like someone you would rent a kickboard from in Jamaica.  Now, he isn’t the only reason for the Dodgers having a top-5 bullpen ERA in the last 30 days, but he isn’t not-not the problem.   He is someone you may need to own though, add in the fact that in some leagues, I have SP eligiblity, and he looks even sexier.  So now that we have got the lede out the way, let’s get to the milk and cookies of the bullpen report.

• If you are a Brad Brach owner and relying on his effectiveness, pray for an O’day injury again.  K-rate off the roof and leads everyone in holds the last 30 games.

• The Giants have the most holds since before the All-Star break, and yet don’t have a guy in the top-15 in the cumulative stat.

• The Yankees have 36 innings pitched over the last fortnight and have allowed 4 runs, good for a 1.00 ERA.

• With the Red Sox injuries, Matt Barnes and Heath Hembree are the spec adds for holds.

• Tony Watson and Neftali Feliz are straight killing it in the land of the Jolly Roger, 7 combined holds over the last 12 games.