Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen is going to the All-Star Game next Tuesday in San Diego – as well he should. The soft-spoken 28-year-old Willemstad, Curacao native has converted all but three of his 29 save opportunities thus far this season and on June 20, 2016 became the Dodgers all-time franchise saves leader when he collected his 162nd save, thus topping the previous record of 161 saves set by 2003 NL Cy Young award winner Eric Gagné.

But as every baseball fan knows, or at least should know, the Dodgers bullpen is loaded with all-stars. In fact, the Dodgers currently have the best bullpen in the National League with their 2.65 ERA.

“We all know how early the (bullpen) phone is ringing, but the good thing about it is how all those guys’ character is,” said Jansen, after collecting his 26th save of the season on Saturday evening. “We never complain about anything. Whatever inning the phone rings and they’re certain they just have to pitch, guys don’t complain, they just want to win ballgames. That’s a good group of guys we have down there.”

But what the Dodgers All-Star closer didn’t know – and how could he – is that the words that he spoke about the Dodgers bullpen on Saturday were almost the exact words spoken by two of his bullpen mates three days earlier – two guys who are also worthy of All-Star distinction, even though they did not receive it.

“We’ve got a good group. We’ve got guys that are willing to do what it takes to get it done,” said right-hander Joe Blanton. “Guys are throwing all over the place, everybody’s kind of had where they’re throwing in different parts of the game. It’s not like this guy has been the early guy and this guy has been a late guy, guys are just willing to throw whenever we’re called, be ready all the time”

Blanton also said that – to the man – everyone in the Dodgers bullpen is perfectly fine with flying under the radar and letting Jansen – their bullpen quarterback – get the accolades he rightfully deserves.

“We’re perfectly fine with that,” Blanton said. “It’s almost like [a football team’s] offensive line, you don’t really know they are there until they start giving up sacks. It’s almost kind of that same idea and we’re all fine with it. It’s just the way the game is, it’s been that way forever, it’s just the way it goes and we’re fine with it. It’s our job to pass it off to Kenley, let him get the final result and that’s to win a ballgame.”

The one guy in the Dodgers bullpen (not named Kenley Jansen) who has been absolutely sensational thus far this season is 29-year-old left-hander Adam Liberatore who, on Saturday, set a new Dodgers franchise record for consecutive scoreless outings at 24, topping former Dodgers left-hander John Candelaria’s previous record of 23 scoreless outings set in 1991. But like Blanton, ‘Lib’ (as he is called by his coaches and teammates) also shrugs off any individual accomplishments – including his team-best 0.61 ERA – and instead applauds the selflessness of the entire Dodgers bullpen and is also perfectly okay with flying under the radar.

“He’s the best. Kenley deserves it, he deserves everything he gets,” Liberatore said. “Us guys behind him we just want to get it to him. We feel like if we can get the ball in his hands, the game’s over. It doesn’t always work out the way we want it to and sometimes we don’t get it to him, and sometimes he might blow one here and there, but that’s our mindset going into every game. As long as our starters can keep us in it, we’re going to try to get that ball to Kenley. Yeah, we’re cool with that.”

But over the past several weeks the Dodgers bullpen has been called upon – almost daily – to pick up their starters, who rarely make past the fifth inning. In fact, of the Dodgers 90 games thus far this season, Dodgers starters have made it past the fifth inning only 51 times and have gone seven innings or more only 19 times, 14 of which belong to Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw who, in all likelihood, will not return to the Dodgers rotation until mid August. As such, the Dodgers current bullpen of Blanton, Liberatore, Pedro Baez, Louis Coleman, Casey Fien, Chris Hatcher, J.P. Howell and Jansen have sustained a lot of wear and tear, yet all seem to be healthy.

“We’ve been pretty fortunate in the bullpen,” said Blanton. “I think we had Yimi [Garcia] go down early but other than that I feel like, for the most part, we’ve been, as a group, been able to stay pretty healthy. Doc and Honey have done a good job of making sure that everybody’s been getting work in but not overworked and at the same time they’re making sure that we’re getting enough rest to: A) stay healthy and B) stay sharp to be able to compete. They’re doing a very good job with that.”

Liberatore concurs.

“For the most part we all feel pretty good right now,” said the Bellflower, California native. “They do a good job of giving us some days off, making sure we’re rested even though we’re working hard, so we feel pretty good.”

Where would the Dodgers be if their bullpen hadn’t been able to do what they’ve been doing all season long?

“I don’t want to go there,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. “I know I’ve asked a lot of them. But to a man, they have responded. It’s all hands on deck. Like I said, I do ask for a little bit more from these guys and they’ve always given it.”

And they’ve done it while flying under the radar.