Closer Monkey | 2026
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NL East Preview
March 5, 2021 Atlanta Braves – While Will Smith is the best bet to open the season as the Atlanta closer, he isn’t a lock thanks to a subpar 2020 which saw his ERA jump to 4.50. It’s likely that he was a bit unlucky — amazingly, 7 of the 11 hits that the lefty…
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NL Central Preview
March 5, 2021 Chicago Cubs – The Cubs let 2020 closer Jeremy Jeffress walk, which means that Craig Kimbrel will start the year as the closer for the Cubs. Kimbrel finished the year looking every bit like the pitcher Chicago thought they were getting when they signed him to a $43 million contract in 2019,…
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NL West Preview
March 5, 2021 Arizona Diamondbacks – Arizona acquired Joakim Soria in early February, but Torey Lovullo said he was “not going down that road” when asked about Soria’s chances of winning the closer’s job. The good news is you won’t have to worry about Stefan Crichton crying about it if he doesn’t earn the role…
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2021 AL East Preview
March 3, 2021 Baltimore Orioles — It appears former first-round pick Hunter Harvey will get his chance to close, assuming he can stay healthy. He worked on building arm strength and durability during the offseason, and the O’s will be mindful of keeping him fresh, too. It’s not a very deep bullpen for the rebuilding…
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2021 AL Central Preview
March 3, 2021 Chicago White Sox – The White Sox made a splash in free agency when they signed Liam Hendriks. Hendriks will replace Alex Colome as the team’s closer and lead a bullpen that could be one of the best in baseball. Veterans Aaron Bummer and Evan Marshall return and should handle the set-up…
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