The Blue Jays bullpen won't stop sucking the fun out of this team

There simply aren't enough words to properly explain just how poorly the Toronto Blue Jays' bullpen is performing right now. Really, it's been all throughout this season. No matter which way you slice it, the Jays have had one of the worst relief-pitching units in baseball.

On Wednesday, Bowden Francis once again flirted with history. He had eight no-hit innings under his belt, just as he did two starts ago against the Angels. Taylor Ward opened the top of the ninth inning with a solo home run then, and it was Francisco Lindor who did the same on Wednesday. Francis came oh, so close, but ultimately had to settle with a no decision in what was one of the best starts of his young career.

Chad Green and Genesis Cabrera were the two relievers it took the Blue Jays to wrap things up. Green recorded one out, walked three batters and allowed four earned runs on just one hit. Cabrera surrendered a home run to Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez and gave up two hits of his own.

Once again, the bullpen comes into a close game and by the time they get off the mound, the game is no longer close. This is a very serious problem that the Blue Jays are going to have to work hard this offseason to fix.

Blue Jays bullpen is not passing the vibe check

Seeing Green completely implode is one of the bigger recent disappointments on the team. Here's what his month-by-month ERA has been this year to this point:

• March: 9.00 (one game)
• April: 1.35 (six games)
• May: 0.00 (two games)
• June: 0.90 (11 games)
• July: 1.98 (12 games)
• August: 1.59 (12 games)
• September: 22.85 (five games)

Having one of the only reliable arms in the 'pen melt down is pretty discouraging. Still, all signs are pointing to the Blue Jays keeping him around next year and relying on him again down the stretch. One thing's for sure, though: he's going to need to find his stuff again.

Zach Pop has also been horrendous all year long and he stands out as a non-tender candidate at this point. Ryan Burr's second-half performance has left a ton to be desired too, as he currently sports a 6.14 ERA in 18 second-half outings.

The Blue Jays have gotten some encouraging performances from the likes of Spencer Horwitz, Ernie Clement and Will Wagner in the second half, but the struggles of the bullpen are overshadowing any positive storylines emerging out of the Jays' camp right now.

Bowden Francis and the rest of the Blue Jays starting rotation deserves much better. Without Jordan Romano in the back-end, there are no arms stepping up and establishing themselves as legitimate reliable arms out there. This offseason is going to need to be a busy one for the Blue Jays' front office and their checkbooks.