Let’s kick off my 2023 off-season stuff with a look at several positions the Diamondbacks will have to cover. I will take a look at candidates in free agency. We start with the hottest vacancy: closers.
For this article we have to assume that we don’t have any in-house candidates that are a lock to fill in the closer role.
We know the profile Mike Hazen has been looking for in recent seasons: a veteran with experience as a closer, be it either someone bouncing back from a down season, like Greg Holland, or a couple of down seasons, like Brad Boxberger, or someone who can return to the closer role after spending time in lower leverage situations, like Joakim Soria.