The struggling Chicago Cubs bullpen would add a future star from the Oakland A's.
While the offense has struggled during the series, scoring six combined runs, the pitching staff has been elite. There are concerns about the staff and when factoring in the injuries to Justin Steele and others, some of the concerns are warranted.
However, the Cubs bullpen, specifically, hasn't been good enough this season. They currently hold a bottom 10 team ERA at 4.43, have given up the 10th most home runs, and are third in walks allowed with 64. Chicago has won games, despite the bullpen struggling, but this isn't a recipe for success over a full 162 games. If they continue playing this way and make the postseason, the bullpen needs to be able to get outs. At the very least, they can't have the third-most walks in baseball as teams will eventually capitalize on that.of FanSided would help with the bullpen issues.
Miller has taken over the baseball world in recent weeks, proving to be the best relief pitcher in the game this season by a wide margin. The 25-year-old has a 1.26 ERA and has struck out 29 hitters in just 14 1/3 innings pitched. Perhaps the biggest indication of how well he's thrown is his FIP, currently at -0.07. A negative FIP is unheard of, but not for the hard-throwing right-hander.
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