McGee will enter the year as the Giants' closer, according to manager Gabe Kapler in an interview on KNBR. "Right now, if we were starting on Opening Day, Jake McGee would be our closer," Kapler said on the Tolbert & Copes Show last Friday.

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Kapler went on to say that the Giants don't need to identify firm bullpen roles, mentioning Tyler Rogers and Camilo Doval as other candidates for saves this season. It sounds like this will be a committee, with McGee leading the way in projected opportunities, although the situation is obviously fluid.