Dodgers: Ranking the Dodgers' List of Off-Season Needs

Dodgers: Ranking the Dodgers’ List of Off-Season Needs

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 28: Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after allowing a seventh inning home run to J.D. Martinez #28 of the Boston Red Sox in Game Five of the 2018 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /

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BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 23: Alex Wood #57 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts as Eduardo Nunez #36 of the Boston Red Sox rounds the bases after his three-run home run during the seventh inning in Game One of the 2018 World Series at Fenway Park on October 23, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

2. Another Elite Bullpen Option

For the second consecutive season, the Dodger bullpen faltered in the World Series. Kenley Jansen once again proved he is incapable of going two innings in the postseason and the Dodgers’ method of sticking starting pitchers in the bullpen also faltered. Alex Wood gave up a big home run in game one of the World Series that started the demise of the 2018 Dodgers.

The Dodgers need to go out this off-season and acquire a dominant eighth inning reliever. Whether they dip into the rich free agent pool that includes Adam Ottavino, Andrew Miller, or Kelvin Herrera or pursue a trade, the Dodgers need to find that elite set up reliever. This would allow Jansen to only work one inning saves where he is more effective, and it would turn the Dodgers’ existing relief options into above average middle relievers.