#ben-casparius

#ben-casparius

I felt great taking on different roles. And I think for me this year just getting into a more solidified role, whether it's middle relief, whatever it was back of games, but I think just keeping spirits high, keep working, simplify things, and just keep communicating with our coaches about what needs to get done and game planning and everything along those lines,

In Casparius, they did so with a right-hander capable of pitching multiple innings at a time (he bounced between the rotation and bullpen earlier this year) and being used as an option against right-handed-heavy parts of an opposing lineup. Casparius, a 26-year-old rookie who played a minor role in last year's postseason's run to a World Series, became one of the Dodgers' biggest success stories during the first half of the season.