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Wade Davis Set Up for Success as Royals' Closer

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Wade Davis was thrust into the role of closer for Kansas City after Greg Holland was shut down for the rest of the year. How successful will he be?

A little over a week ago, Wade Davis officially took over as closer for the Kansas City Royals after spending most of his time with the club as Greg Holland’s set-up man.

Last season, as the Royals made their famous run through the wild card to the World Series, one of the biggest pieces that kept them going was the back-end of the bullpen.