Boston Red Sox: Top 3 internal closer options for team
3. Nathan Eovaldi
Before I get going on Nathan Eovaldi, this is a stretch, but hear me out.
With the injury he sustained to his elbow back in April, Eovaldi is going to be watched under a microscope the rest of the year, specifically with his pitch count.
Rather than putting a lot of stress on that elbow right away as a starter again, I say the Red Sox sauce him to the back end of the pen to close out the games for the rest of the year once he’s healthy.
He’ll be able to empty the tank and go 110% for 1-2 innings, throw his 100mph+ heater and dice up 3 K’s and a fist pump. I don’t think I need to go into detail and back up Nate’s ability to pitch in relief after what he did on the bump in the playoffs.
It would be really cool to see Eovaldi close out games in the 9th for the Sox once he’s ready to rock n roll and I have a hunch that he would be one of the best in the business if he was given that opportunity and wanted to run with it.
Final Statement
With the All-Star break rapidly approaching, the Boston Red Sox need to do something soon. Our bullpen is strong overall, but it is a must to name a guy as the set closer so they can be ready for that sort of role night in and night out
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Whether it’s Brandon Workman, Marcus Walden, or Nathan Eovaldi when he returns from injury, these are the best 3 options we have internally to date. Just please, name someone as the closer so someone on that staff can hold the responsibility and show up to the park every day with the mentality and know that is the when they’ll get the ball night in and night out.