“Bullpenning,” the practice of eschewing a traditional starting pitcher in favor of a parade of relievers, defined the 2018 baseball season. What began as a radical approach to navigate the playoffs quickly emerged as a full-blown movement, and it seemed like a paradigm shift bound to fundamentally change the sport forever. Just a year later, however, the bullpenning revolution is getting hammered like a hanging curveball. Relievers...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 30, 2019 14:09 UTC