The Royals reached an agreement with Brian Flynn to avoid arbitration. They are trying to rebuild their bullpen. Their pen, of course, is what helped them win two AL Championships and a World Series.
The Royals bullpen was terrible in 2018. How much they pitched was one measure of that. AL relievers faced about 40% of batters on average in 2018. The Royals pen faced about 38% of batters. The starting pitching allowed a slash line of .273/.334/.442. That’s poor, so Royals starters were not being kept in game because they were performing well. The relievers gave up a .279/.356/.454 slash line. The starters walked 299 batters, the relievers 250. The starters gave up 19 triples, the relievers 17.
Flynn contributed to the high OBP but limited power. He was a high walk, low K pitcher, but lucking most of the hits went for singles. He’s not exactly the shutdown reliever the Royals were stock-piling a few years ago.
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