The Miami Marlins are likely to have a pretty good relief corps in 2017.
Part of the reason for that could be
the acquisition of some former Red Sox pitchers and coaches. First of all,
Juan Nieves is the pitching coach—and he thinks he's figured out how to make
Junichi Tazawa a dominant force again. Don't forget that in his seven years in
Carmine Hose, Tazawa owned a 3.58 ERA (2.86 in the 2004 championship year). For a long time he was a
real contributor. A few mechanical tweaks and an innings limit could turn the former Boston set-up man into a key bullpen resource
again. On top of this, the Marlins added
Brad Ziegler—who had a terrific 1.52 ERA in his short stay in Boston. Keep an eye on Miami's pitching this year—it could be interesting.
