Manager Kevin Cash would not name Alvarado as the team's closer heading into spring training, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Cash said that he felt "no urgency" to name a closer, suggesting that he'll have multiple players share the role based on scenarios. Alvarado is the most likely candidate to grab hold of the ninth inning, as he converted eight saves while posting a 2.39 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 11.3 K/9 across 64.0 innings in 2018, though he remains valuable even on a committee thanks to his impressive ratios.