Kenley Jansen Coming Off A Dreadful Month Of July
3 years agoJuly was a month to forget for Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen. He converted just two of his five save opportunities in the month and posted an ugly 9.39 ERA over 7.2 innings. Jansen had been fantastic just about all year before the calendar turned to July. He entered July with a 1.38 ERA and just two blown saves. He's currently tied for eighth in the majors with 22 saves. He's holding opposing batters to a 28.7% hard-hit rate, which ranks in the 96th percentile. However, he's really struggled with walks as his 16.3% walk rate ranks in the bottom 2% of the league. Jansen will remain the Dodgers closer unless he completely implodes. Expect for August to be kinder to him than July.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN