its really not. you got guys like shawn kelley, sammy solis and matt grace that are way too inconsistent. combine that with madson and his 4.38 era and kintzler and his 4.45 era
right now, the only guys you can trust to get outs are doolittle, justin miller and wander suero
Meh. Bullpen ERAs could rise dramatically after one or two bad games. I don't put much stock into them. Madson has had a few awful appearances.
Edit: Regarding the trade, I like it a lot for the Nationals. Doolittle has done nothing to lose the closer's role, but I wonder if they'll move him into a late inning lefty guy to face the Freemans, Bours, Herreras and others in the later innings.
Edit 2: Considering what they gave up, this is a great trade for the Nationals.