PT TOMORROW: NL Central—Options behind Vazquez in the PIT bullpen

Pittsburgh Pirates

After blowing save chances in three consecutive late May appearances (and four of six appearances from May 20-31), the closer seat of Felipe Vázquez (LHP, PIT) was starting to come into question. Vazquez’s normally solid Ctl—he has a career 3.0 mark—has dipped lately, with the southpaw walking six batters and posting a 57% FpK in 11.2 IP between May 8 and June 6.

The party line out of Pittsburgh is that tipping pitches could be playing a role in his struggles. If his Ctl continues to lag and he suffers more multi-run blowups, who could take advantage in the Pirates bullpen?

Since George Kontos' (RHP, CLE) May release, Michael Feliz (RHP, PIT) and Kyle Crick (RHP, PIT) have seen the majority of setup work. Feliz had...

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