PT TODAY: Cardinals add Holland as closer

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Cardinals | Greg Holland snags one-year deal
Updating an earlier report, St. Louis Cardinals RHP Greg Holland reached a one-year, $14 million deal.  Source: FanRag Sports - Jon Heyman
 
BHQ take: Any ambiguity about who's going to be St. Louis' main closer has likely been eliminated. Holland's projected saves increases exponentially and might actually be higher—we're holding off on a full allocation until we see how much time he will need before being activated. Luke Gregerson, Dominic Leone and Tyler Lyons are all losing projected saves. Holland's 2017 return from Tommy John surgery produced 41 saves, an...

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