RELIEVERS: 2022 NL Spring walkabout

This week the column walks around some spring training news and sifts the tea leaves for NL teams Cincinnati, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Let's start with the Dodgers where interviews reveal that Blake Treinen (RHP, LA) is expected to be a highest leverage reliever, but not the regular closer:

LA (proj.)          Sv Hld IP xERA WHIP  K%  K-BB% HR/9 15$ ADP
=================   == === == ==== ==== ==== ===== ==== === ===
B.Treinen           24  10 65 3.14 1.06  29    21   0.7  12 168
D.Hudson             6  19 58 3.46 1.28  33    24   1.1   0 610
B.Graterol           2  10 44 3.56 1.25  21    12   0.6  -5 647
D.Price (L)          4   5 87 4.18 1.36  22    14   1.1  -2 653
A.Vesia (L)          2  10 58 4.68 1.33  30    17   0.9   0...

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