The Chicago Cubs may prefer to go ‘closer by committee.’ But they need to rethink that. Rowan Wick deserves to close out games, even if it’s temporary while Craig Kimbrel is on the IL with elbow inflammation. You don’t know what you have until you put a pitcher on with a one-run lead in the ninth inning. It’s time to see what Wick is made of.
Wick has pitched in more games than Kimbrel by four. But that’s where the similarities end. The more dominate pitcher has been Wick, hands down. Clearly, Kimbrel has had a more successful career.