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Inbox: Who takes over as closer for Padres?

Now that you've had your fill of turkey and all the trimmings of Thanksgiving, let's dive back into the Padres' offseason with a list of your questions.

What do the Padres feel as far as viable closer options within the system? I don't see anyone on the 40-man roster I would want closing games for me.
-- Harrison Montague, Provo, Utah

I agree that there's no one at the upper levels of the Padres' system who rates as Major League-ready in terms of closing games or even pitching in the back end of games. That said, there's some options on the 40-man roster.