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Some designated closers have struggled a bit over the past 30 days. Cannot promise there will be changes this week, but if the trends continue, there could be. This column takes a look at what options a few of these teams have, starting in Baltimore.

When last checking in on Baltimore, Cole Sulser (RHP, BAL) was the surprise closer from Opening Day onward with early success. Since then, Sulser has struggled to throw strikes. Here are the skill sets over the past 30 days:

BAL             Sv Hld IP  Dom  Cmd HR/9 xERA  BPV CLN/APP  LI   vL   vR
==============  == === == ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ======= ==== ==== ====
C.Sulser         4  1  11  9.0  1.1  0.8 6.13  -49   5/9   1.37 .042 .211
M.Castro         1  2  14 13.8  4.2  2.0 3.02 ...

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