{"id":27310,"date":"2019-12-12T10:14:13","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T15:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=27310"},"modified":"2019-12-12T10:14:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T15:14:13","slug":"los-angeles-dodgers-sign-blake-treinen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2019\/12\/12\/los-angeles-dodgers-sign-blake-treinen\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Dodgers Sign Blake Treinen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Dodgers Sign Blake Treinen<\/a><\/h1>\n

The Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> have signed relief pitcher Blake Treinen<\/strong><\/a>. Treinen signed a one year contract worth 10 million dollars. The Dodgers were not able to add a starting pitcher at the Winter meetings but they did add a potentially big bullpen piece.<\/p>\n

Blake Treinen<\/h2>\n

Blake Treinen is a 31-year-old right-handed relief pitcher who has pitched for two teams in his six-year career. Treinen’s 2018 season was one of the best any relief pitcher has ever had. As the closer for the Oakland Athletics<\/a>, Treinen went 9-2 with 38 saves. in 80 innings Treinen had an ERA of .78 and a WHIP of .834 and also struck out 100 batters.<\/p>\n

However, Treinen had a terrible 2019 season that saw the Athletics remove him from the closer role. Treinen went 6-5 with 16 saves and a 4.91 ERA in 58 innings pitched. For his career, Treinen is 26-22 with 71 saves. In 400 innings pitcher Treinen has a 2.97 ERA and a 1.823 WHIP with 391 strikeouts. Treinen has also pitched for the Washington Nationals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Dodgers<\/h2>\n

The Dodgers are on a streak of seven straight National League Western division titles. But they have not been able to win the World Series during that time. Despite having a loaded roster with talent at every position and an equally loaded minor league system the Dodgers have had issues in their bullpen.<\/p>\n

Kenley Jansen<\/a><\/strong> has been the closer since the 2012 season. His 301 career saves and 2.35 ERA are certainly good numbers. Jensen has also been a good postseason pitcher with 16 saves and a 2.01 ERA. Despite a couple of bad outings in the playoffs, Jansen has been a great piece in the Dodgers bullpen.<\/p>\n

The issue is getting to Jansen. As we saw this past season Clayton Kershaw<\/a><\/strong> pitched in relief and allowed the Nationals to tie up and eventually win the deciding game of the NLDS. Joe Kelly<\/strong><\/a> was signed off a big 2018 season pitching out of the pen for the world champion Boston Red Sox. Kelly had a disappointing season with a 5-4 record and a 4.56 ERA.<\/p>\n

If Treinen has a bounce-back season he could form a potent two-headed closer with Jansen. The Dodgers are a team with lots of young talent but they do need to eventually win a World Series. Blake Treinen could be the missing piece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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