NL West: Could Randy Rodríguez seize the closer role in SF?
Jul 17 2025
San Francisco Giants
RHP Camilo Doval has been locked in as the Giants' closer since the beginning of June. However, his recent poor performance, combined with strong results from RHP Ryan Walker and RHP Randy Rodríguez could lead to a change at the back-end of the Giants' bullpen if Doval’s struggles continue. With the Giants just 6 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West and 0.5 game behind the Padres for the final NL wild card spot, the Giants can’t afford to squander any wins with blown saves.
After a terrible 2024, Doval was excellent through the end of May, pitching to a 1.09 ERA and a 0.73 WHIP with 22 K and 9 BB over 24.2 IP. The combination of Doval’s strong performance and Walker's struggles (4.87 ERA and 1.28 WHIP with...
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