Rockies Add Mike Dunn To Back of Bullpen

Three years after adding Boone Logan on a three year contract, the Rockies have picked up another left handed reliever on a three year deal. Mike Dunn, who will make $19 million over the course of the contract, has had a very successful career in Miami, and he'll go straight to the back of a very mediocre Rockies bullpen. As of now, he's one of two lefty set-up men with Jake McGee behind closer Adam Ottavino, but a games-finished clause in Dunn's contract makes it clear that Ottavino's role as closer is not set in stone. After pitching in at least 72 games four times in five years from 2011-2015, but a forearm strain caused him to miss the first two months of the 2016 season. Still, over 51 appearances, he put up a 3.40 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and a 38/11 strikeout to walk ratio in 42.1 innings. Throughout his career, he's held left handed hitters and right handed hitters to similar batting averages, so he's not just a left handed one out guy (LOOGY), and that's why the Rockies think he can close. For his career, the Las Vegas native is 28-25 with a 3.54 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP over 434 appearances.