PT TODAY: Jeffress, Hader get opening to close in MIL
Aug 12 2018
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| Brewers | Corey Knebel temporarily removed from closer's role | |
| Milwaukee Brewers RHP Corey Knebel has been temporarily removed from the closer's role following a series of shaky outings. The team is expected to use a closer-by-committee setup for ninth-inning situations based on matchups, with LHP Josh Hader and RHPs Jeremy Jeffress and Corbin Burnes among the most likely candidates to be used. Source: MLB.com - Cody Pace | |
| BHQ take: Jeffress seems likely to get the bulk of saves throughout Knebel's demotion, as he did during Knebel's early season DL stint. Joakim Soria, with ample closing experience with... |
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