July 30, 2021
Chicago Cubs — Score another one for the Vulture Trade Watch, although it didn’t take a genius to predict Craig Kimbrel was headed out the door at Wrigley. In his absence, we expect some combination of Rex Brothers and Dan Winkler to handle the ninth until Rowan Wick can come back and make it his. Codi Heuer, who’s coming over from the White Sox in the trade, might also get some late-inning play.
Updated hierarchy: *Brothers | Winkler | Morgan.
* = closer-by-committee
Chicago White Sox — Craig Kimbrel and Liam Hendriks will each get save opportunities for the White Sox down the stretch, in an effort to keep everyone fresh. We’ll throw a committee tag on this bullpen and see how Tony LaRussa chooses to handle it.
Updated hierarchy: Kimbrel | Hendriks | Kopech.
* = closer-by-committee
