Texas manager Chris Woodward mentioned Kennedy as a potential closer Friday, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

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Woodward said he was looking to see more from Jose Leclerc, who has served as Texas' closer each of the last two seasons but is experiencing a drop in fastball velocity this spring. In addition to Kennedy, who had 30 saves for the Royals in 2019, the manager raised the potential of Matt Bush working as a closer. Woodward also mentioned going to a matchup-based solution for end-of-game scenarios.