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ANALYSIS: Everyone knew the Royals were going to trade their closer, Kelvin Herrera. We just didn't know it would happen so early. While looking at the Kansas City bullpen and thinking about who could replace Herrera in the ninth inning, the internet seemingly had a collective. Kevin McCarthy has been decent this season, but doesn't have much closing experience. Brandon Maurer has the experience of closing games in the past, but his 11.05 ERA isn't inspiring anyone.
So, with those being the most likely options, the Royals went with something completely different and have installed former starter Wily Peralta into their ninth innings. It's an extremely small sample size, but Peralta has converted both of his save opportunities so far, and has looked way better than he ever did as a starting pitcher. He struggled this spring and put up a 4.37 ERA in Triple-A before getting called up, so don't assume we have the next Kelvin Herrera here already, but he's definitely a guy who has made himself worth owning at least as a speculative add for now.
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