Is Joe Maddon really going to do it? Is he really going to mix and match his relievers, even to protect ninth-inning leads?
Joe Maddon Suggests He’ll Deploy Closer Committee
Sure sounds like it ...
MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo:
“It’s just going to be the leverage of the moment, how we get to the ninth inning, who’s been used already to make sure that we had a lead going into the ninth inning,” Maddon said. “I’m liking the way this is looking right now. I think we’re going to have several candidates to get the last out. I don’t just want to say, ‘You’re going to get the last out every night,’ but on any given night, I think we have the ability to potentially move that last out or last two outs around, based on left-handed or right-handed hitters.”
If anyone can make this work, it’s probably Maddon. As always, though, I won’t believe it’s going to happen until it actually does.
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