RELIEVERS: Pens with weak closers

Having just taken a quick look at each team's Plan B situations, this column shifts to a deeper dive on the bullpens with closers possessing the weakest skill sets. These closers are the most likely to lose their jobs in-season due to performance, providing opportunities for others. (All tables are current BaseballHQ.com projections).

Baltimore

Baltimore has been working slowly to improve and the bullpen is a lower priority.  Closer Jim Johnson (RHP) has a low 5.7 Dom, which gives him only the seventh best BPV on the team, a tad below LIMA-worthiness.  Here are the options going into spring training:

BAL          IP  Sv  BS  Hld  Dom   Cmd  HR/9  xERA  BPV
==========  ===  ==  ==  === ====  ====  ====  ====  ===
O'Day        36  ...

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