PT TODAY: Cards bullpen taking shape
Jul 22 2020
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| National League | American League | |
| Cardinals | Kwang-Hyun Kim likely to close | |
| St. Louis Cardinals RP Kwang-Hyun Kim is expected to serve as the team's primary option at closer to begin the season, according to MLB.com's Anne Rogers. Source: MLB.com - Anne Rogers | |
| BHQ take: In a July 17 Playing Time Today note regarding the likelihood that the Cardinals would use Carlos Martínez as a starter, we speculated that Kim could “grab a stray save or three”. Instead, Kim appears to be headed for a more robust role as the closer. As we noted in that Playing Time Today note, Kim never had a save in Korea, but was outstanding in spring training with... |
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