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Cubs News: Craig Kimbrel had a rollercoaster of a season

Craig Kimbrel is ready to anchor the Cubs bullpen in October. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

Chicago Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel had a rocky start to the 2020 season but bounced back to have a pretty good season for the Cubs.

Coming into the 2020 season, people did not know what to expect from the Chicago Cubs’ Craig Kimbrel. After signing midseason last year, Kimbrel was terrible for the Cubs in 2019. In 23 games, Kimbrel had a 6.53 ERA with nine home runs given up.

The shocking thing behind the home runs was that it was the most Kimbrel has given up in a season at any point in his career in the least amount of games.