Tony Watson Not The Official Closer
5 years agoSan Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tony Watson is the most experienced arm for the late innings with Will Smith now in Atlanta, but the Giants might start the year without naming a specific closer. New manager Gabe Kapler won't commit to using a traditional ninth-inning closer, but Watson should be seen as the favorite. He has 30 saves in his nine-year career, although he suffered a fractured wrist last September that ended his season. The other candidates for late-inning roles will be Shaun Anderson, Jandel Gustave and Sam Coonrod, but none of them have close to the experience that Watson does. Because of the uncertainty in roles to begin the year, Watson will be just a speculative target for saves at the end of deep league drafts.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle - Henry Schulman
Source: San Francisco Chronicle - Henry Schulman