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Changes are coming in the desert, as the Diamondbacks look ready to move things around in their bullpen. The Reds, meanwhile, look like they're going back to how things were before. The A's got their closer back from the injured list, but is he still going to be their closer? What's going on with the Cubs and Rays bullpens? What about the Red Sox? They have a plan, finally, but what is it?With the All-Star Game coming up, that means the trade deadline is on its way as well. [...]

Big news for the Cubs bullpen this week: Pedro Strop is back! Off the injured list and right back into the closer's role. That's it, right? That's the big news for the Cubs bullpen? The Orioles bullpen was a mess this week, and their original closer might be working his way back into the ninth. The Phillies bullpen's insurance premiums must be through the roof this season, as it looks like they'll have their SEVENTH reliever find his way to the IL already this season. The Rangers bullpen looks l[...]

Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle could not convert a four-out save on Wednesday, blowing his second attempt in 10 opportunities in Washington's 6-1 loss to the New York Mets. Doolittle was brought in with two on and none out in the eighth, but did not retire a single batter, allowing both runners to score plus four of his own runs, bringing his season ERA to 3.43 before he was replaced by Javy Guerra. Doolittle is locked into [...]

Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle, after getting the win in three of [...]

Welcome back, baseball. We missed you. Your offseason was mostly boring, so here's hoping you make up for it with a great season. So far, you're off to a good start. Okay, enough.Closers and Saves Report is back for another year of looking over all of the important bullpen news of the week. [...]

Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle was called upon to earn a five-out save as his first act of the 2019 season on Sunday, but was unable to meet the call in [...]

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Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle had a rough day Saturday, allowing four hits, 5 earned runs, a walk and a home run to the Cardinals. Doolittle, who considered the performance to be a "wakeup call," only has a 9.64 ERA this spring. Despite that, Doolittle is a top ten closer and should be drafted as such.

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