The East and Central have already been covered, so let's head out west. It's time to see what's going on in the bullpens of the National League West division.There are still too many significant relief pitchers on the free agent market to believe that any bullpen is "set" for Opening Day, but there are a few NL West bullpens who at least have their closers set. Meanwhile, there are a pair of bullpens who seem ready to go into spring training with a full-on battle for the ninth inning. [...]

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A tough position to evaluate is that of relief pitchers, as a lot of success for closers comes from success from teams. There are also a lot of bullpens by committee these days, further stifling the value of closers.That being said, only four of the pitchers that ranked in the top-10 in saves in 2017 followed up in 2018. One of those pitchers had a huge jump in saves, but [...]

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MLB Winter Meetings are ending in Las Vegas, Nevada and the headline-grabbing moves have come from relatively unknown places. Players like Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, J.T. Realmuto, and Noah Syndergaard were rumored to be traded or signed, yet none of those moves materialized.[...]

Multiple outlets have reported that relief pitcher Joe Kelly has agreed to a three-year, $25 million deal, pending a physical. Kelly had a 4.39 ERA with 68 strikeouts in 65 2/3 innings for the World Series champions last year. Kelly will be a late-inning arm for the Dodgers and a strong candidate for holds in all formats.

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Boston Red Sox relief pitchers Joe Kelly and Brandon Workman made the roster for the American League Division Series against the Yankees. Heath Hembree and Bobby Poyner were left off the roster with the Red Sox carrying three catchers. Kelly and Workman will fill middle relief roles for the Red Sox against their arch-rivals in this series.

The Boston Red Sox are close to finalizing their roster for the American League Division Series, and both pitchers Brian Johnson and Hector Velazquez won't make the roster, but they will remain with the team during the playoffs in case an injury occurs. Second baseman Brandon Phillips was sent home. The final two relief spots on the roster will likely come down to Joe Kelly, Heath Hembree, Brandon Workman, Bobby Poyner, Drew Pomeranz and William Cuevas.

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher left the team's game earlier on Saturday with what is now being revealed as light-headedness. The injury doesn't seem too serious, however, the fact he had to leave the game over it is worrisome. The Red Sox plan on updating the situation sometime on Sunday.