Will Vest 'not 100%' as Kenley Jansen headlines Tigers' bullpen woes
The Detroit Tigers' bullpen is in trouble, ranking 21st in MLB with a 4.39 ERA, but the problem isn't just right-handed reliever Kenley Jansen.
Future Hall of Fame closer Kenley Jansen is at the center of the Detroit Tigers ' bullpen struggles. The Tigers left the 38-year-old on the mound for 36 pitches on April 22, marking his highest pitch count since 2011 at age 23, and in his next two outings (on April 24 and April 29), he surrendered walk-off home runs on middle-middle pitches. The Tigers' bullpen is in trouble, as it entered its game against the Texas Rangers on Friday, May 1, against the Texas Raners, sitting 21st in MLB with a 4.
39 ERA, but it's not just Jansen. Right-handed reliever Will Vest is sidelined with something that isn't showing up on the twice-per-week injury report. "Will is not 100%," manager A.
J. Hinch said Friday before the opener of a three-game series at Comerica Park. THE LATEST: Justin Verlander injury update: 'Still fighting through it' in bullpens It's unclear if Vest is injured.
Hinch didn't share any additional information. Vest hasn't pitched since Sunday's 8-3 road win against the Cincinnati Reds , skipping all of the recent series against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. In Thursday's 5-2 win , the Tigers turned to right-handed reliever Kyle Finnegan – not Jansen (or Vest) – in a ninth-inning save situation.