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4 years agoBoston Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that relief pitcher Matt Barnes is currently penciled in as the team's closer for the 2021 season. The 30-year-old right-hander had nine saves in 13 tries last year, with most of them coming after the club traded Brandon Workman to the Phillies. "If the season started tomorrow and we had the lead in the ninth inning and we haven't used Matt in the seventh or eighth, I'd flip him the ball," Cora said. "Matt Barnes is one of the best relievers the last few years in the big leagues and I have total trust he can do the job." Barnes had a 4.30 ERA and 1.39 WHIP and will have some low-end fantasy closer value as the leader for the job heading into spring training. He avoided arbitration two weeks ago by signing a one-year, $4.4 million deal.--Keith Hernandez - RotoBaller
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