Yup, but the reason they signed him to that contract, at this age, was because they thought his 2017 was sustainable/repeatable (based on his cutter), and that he would also get out lefties. As good and as deep as the bullpen has been it is not limitless. If neither Neris nor Hunter are Top 3 relievers and Neshek remains out it might become an issue, especially for lefties. But it also might not . If Ser Rod, Garcia, Arano and Morgan are your top guys, Hunter and Neris start looking pretty good as middle inning/trailing arms, which is what they were today.
Plenty of time to sort it out, and if he has an off year he could still be an asset next year. Relief pitching stats are basically meaningless, whether it's 60 innings or 10 innings. I mean, they can tell you how someone has pitched but they don't necessarily tell you whether those results are a handful of bad innings or something that might continue. If it's physical, however (whether age or injury) we'll find out eventually..
