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Los Angeles Dodgers: 2019 grades for every player

By Jamaal Artis

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 03: Cody Bellinger #35 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to his walk off solo homerun, for a 5-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, during the tenth inning at Dodger Stadium on July 03, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 03: Cody Bellinger #35 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to his walk off solo homerun, for a 5-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, during the tenth inning at Dodger Stadium on July 03, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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Kenley Jansen: D

Giving Kenley Jansen anything more than a D for his 2019 season would be too nice. While compared to other closers in the MLB, Jansen was not D quality and was at least passable. But in terms of his own expectations and how it impacted the team, it is hard to give Jansen a passing grade.

Jansen continued on a decline that started in 2018 and posted his worst season yet. Jansen blew a career-high eight saves, which was tied for the second-most in the MLB, and finished the season with a 3.71 ERA.

That is not terrible considering that it is hard to find a quality closer and Jansen had so many blown saves because he had a lot of chances, but it definitely falls way short of what Jansen is capable of.

Jansen put together a historic season just two years ago and like we see with most dominant closers, his prime quickly diminished. His cutter did not seem to have the same bite as it had in the past and was either great or flat, depending on the night.

He let up too many home runs and it became an issue where even the team seemingly didn’t trust him in the postseason—allowing Joe Kelly to pitch in the ninth and 10th in Game 5 showcases this.

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