CLEVELAND — Ryan Brasier had multiple teams contact him about pitching in Triple A after he was released by the Red Sox May 21. Only the Dodgers had a set plan to get him back to the major leagues.

The Dodgers can’t construct an entire plane out of their relief pitching, but they might want to. Since the All-Star break, no team has a lower bullpen ERA than the Dodgers (2.22).

When Dodgers manager Dave Roberts informed Ryan Brasier he’d get consecutive days off from pitching last week, the veteran reliever reacted with surprise. “[He] told me he’s never had a ...

The Chicago Cubs are starting to feel thin in the pitching department. Justin Steele is out for the season after undergoing elbow surgery. Additionally, Javier Assad, Ryan Brasier, Eli Morgan, and ...

Ryan Brasier, who had a 7.29 ERA in 20 games with the Boston Red Sox this season, helped stabilize the Dodgers bullpen. He has an ERA of 0.70 in 39 games with L.A.

Relief pitchers are unpredictable. Every appearance, and indeed, even a full season of work, is a small sample size. Moreover, the role of the reliever in modern-day baseball is constantly changing.

The “even keel” reliever doesn’t have any entrance music, but he has the lowest ERA of any National League reliever with at least 11 appearances and is a key piece of a bullpen that has ...