The few times we saw Bickford pitch here, he was throwing fastballs with little movement in the upper 80s to low 90s. There was literally nothing he was doing that indicated that he'd ever be anything more than a replaceable, dime-a-dozen reliever. I don't fault the Brewers at all for finally dumping him after sticking by him through all his off-field issues over the years. Perhaps he's found something with the Dodgers ... who knows. I do know, though, that relievers who don't bring much special to the table rarely last long. Bickford has added quite a bit of velocity (about 94 MPH average on his 4 seamer), is striking out 11 per 9 and peripheral stats are pretty supportive of his breakout. Whatever he found with LA, his performance has been pretty legit and not smoke and mirrors.