July 21, 2018
New York Mets — After an evening of speculation on Friday, Jeurys Familia was officially traded to Oakland this afternoon. Mickey Callaway said that he’ll prefer to use a committee as opposed to one main closer. Robert Gsellman should be the leader of a pack that includes Anthony Swarzak and Seth Lugo.
Updated hierarchy: *Gsellman | Swarzak | Lugo.
* = closer-by-committee
Oakland A’s — Oakland’s bullpen gets a nice boost with the addition of Familia, but don’t expect closer Blake Treinen to lose his job since he has been terrific this year. That’s bad news for Familia owners, as he will join Lou Trivino as a setup man for Treinen.
Updated hierarchy: Treinen | Familia | Trivino.
