Antone was mentioned as one of the internal alternatives at closer by manager David Bell following the trade of Raisel Iglesias to the Angels, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Antone split time between the rotation and the bullpen in his rookie season, starting four games while relieving in nine others, often pitching multiple innings. He proved to have quite a bit of success in relief and missed plenty of bats along the way. The one statistical red flag is that he gave up 16 walks in 35.1 innings.