The Los Angeles Dodgers are coming off of an 111-win season in 2022.
That gave them the best record in all of baseball and tied a single-season franchise record in wins.
Yet they did lose some key pieces this offseason.
Trea Turner, Cody Bellinger, and Justin Turner all left via free agency.
Closer Craig Kimbrel also departed, having signed a deal with the defending National League champion Philadelphia Phillies.
As such, the Dodgers have somewhat of a vacancy in their bullpen and don’t have a set closer.
On Twitter, MLB Network posted a graphic featuring the 2022 stats of several notable Dodgers relievers who could potentially take the closer’s role with Kimbrel gone.
Who will replace Craig Kimbrel as the Dodgers’ closer? #AlwaysLA pic.twitter.com/5vBBftvzBb
—MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) February 24, 2023
On the list were right-handers Brusdar Graterol, Daniel Hudson, and Evan Phillips, and left-hander Alex Vesia, all of whom posted admirable stats last season.
Graterol pitched 49.2 innings during the regular season and had a 0.99 WHIP.
He also posted an ERA of 3.26.
Hudson is a veteran presence and has been a closer before.
In fact, it was him who closed out the 2019 World Series for the Washington Nationals.
He posted an ERA of 2.22 last season, though he was limited to just 24.1 innings thanks to injuries.
But he might be the best option for Los Angeles.
Vesia and Phillips were the most dominant of the four aforementioned relievers.
Phillips had an ERA of just 1.14 in 63 innings of work.
Vesia posted an ERA of 2.15 in 54.1 innings of work.
These are four viable relievers that could ultimately take the job for the Dodgers this spring.
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