Dodgers: Bullpen Grades for the Month of August

Tony Cingrani was acquired at the trade deadline in late July, as the team knew there would be a need for lefty relief. Cingrani put up some fantastic numbers in the first half with his former team, posting an earned run average of 2.70 across 16 2/3 innings of work. After the break has been an entirely different story altogether. Since the All-Star break, he has an ERA over 7.50, and in almost the same amount of work.

For the Dodgers in August, that’s where most of the damage was done. In 9 1/3 innings, he had an era of 4.82 in his 10 appearances. The front office had hoped he might fill the void left by the loss of Grant Dayton, but that hasn’t been the case quite yet. In the second half, he is allowing a batting average of just over .300 to hitters.

Come playoff time; it seems unlikely he will be on the roster if he cannot turn things around.