The unsung bullpen fueling the first-place Milwaukee Brewers; plus more ‘Sliders’

Welcome to Sliders, a weekly in-season MLB column that focuses on both the timely and timeless elements of baseball

The edges of a major-league roster are sand dunes in a storm. If that’s where you stand, you’re never comfortable. A gust from any direction and you’re tumbling out to sea.

“I was up quite a bit last year, but I was only active a handful of times,” said Bryan Hudson, by phone from the Milwaukee Brewers’ clubhouse this week, describing his experience as a rookie with the Los Angeles Dodgers.