B. Abreu, Correa, Flaherty, Altuve, Y. Diaz

Abreu takes over closing duties in Houston … Bryan Abreu (RHP, HOU) is the closer in Houston now that Josh Hader (LHP, HOU) is unlikely to return before the postseason. Does he have the skills to handle the job?

YearIPSVHDERA/xERAWHIPS%BB%K%K-BB%SwK%VelBPX
202136175.75/4.491.4761%11%22%10%13.7%95.674
202260281.95/2.721.1884%10%35%24%19.3%97.1184
2023725241.75/3.291.0488%11%34%23%17.0%97.5157
2024781383.10/3.391.1678%9%31%21%14.6%96.8151
2025551251.64/3.031.0587%11%36%24%18.6%97.2180

He does. When we checked in on Abreu during the preseason (here), we said, “His K%, K-BB%, SwK%, and BPX are consistent with the profile of a closer. He's been a premier setup man the last three seasons with BPXs exceeding 150 each year.” He has continued his...

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