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It was just the second game of the season and the Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t exactly World Series contenders. Still, seeing Craig Kimbrel toss a clean 1-2-3 frame to close out a 5-1 Cubs win on Saturday felt really good.
The veteran right-hander’s tenure in Chicago has been nothing short of a disaster. Brought in to shore up the bullpen halfway through the 2019 season, Kimbrel has been inconsistent and ineffective for much of his time with the team. But that never seemed to stop second-year manager David Ross from planning on giving him the closer role once again in 2021.