Los Angeles Dodgers: Can the Bullpen Hold Up?

The Los Angeles Dodgers are quietly showing two of the best young arms in any Major League bullpen in the first half of the 2009 season.

Ronald Belisario and Ramon Troncoso have been outstanding in relief thus far. Entering Saturday, the two combined have allowed just 21 earned runs in 98.2 innings pitched (1.92 ERA).

ERA+ is a comparative tool that was developed in order to take account for the player’s ballpark. 100 is an average mark; that means for every point over 100 you are that many percentage better than average, and vice versa for below 100.

Belisario boasts a ridiculous 222 ERA+ and Troncoso has an equally impressive 216 ERA+.

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