PT TOMORROW: AL East — Is history repeating with BAL’s Cano?

Baltimore Orioles

Around this time last year, Félix Bautista (RHP, BAL) was a mere curiosity, attracting his first bit of attention by firing eye-popping fastballs in a setup role behind then-closer Jorge López (RHP, MIN).

Fast forward less than a year, and most of the fantasy world views Bautista as one of the game’s more reliable closers, and for good reason, given the skill level he has been able to sustain.

Yennier Cano (RHP, BAL) may not quite have Bautista’s velocity — his fastball was described by The Athletic’s Dan Connolly as a “95 mph, bowling ball sinker” — but he has done something arguably more impressive since joining the Baltimore bullpen on April 14: retire all 20 batters he has faced, nine by way of strikeout. (Connolly...

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