PT TODAY: Reds going with closer by committee
Apr 21 2016
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| Reds | Cincinnati going with closer committee | |
| Updating a previous report, Cincinnati Reds RPs Tony Cingrani, J.J. Hoover and Caleb Cotham will be employed in a closer-by-committee approach moving forward, according to manager Bryan Price. Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - John Fay | |
| BHQ take: The CIN bullpen remains fluid and muddled. Hoover was always a skills-challenged choice as closer, though as the team's most experienced late-inning reliever, he opened the season in the role virtually by default. After being hit hard in his early outings, he will apparently now share the role with rookie Cotham and... |
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