We are just seven games into the 2022 season for the Red Sox, and there has already been some ups and downs with the team sitting a game under .500 to this point on the schedule. Heading into the season, one of the bigger question marks on the roster was with the bullpen. To their credit, they’ve been largely effective when called upon, but many of the questions remain given the small sample size. Chief among those questions is how the closer situation will be handled, which was the topic of this week’s staff roundtable.
Note that these responses were written throughout the week, and most prior to Friday’s loss to the Twins.