We’re not even two weeks into the season and this is already the third edition of this series that’s been devoted to Craig Kimbrel. Not coincidentally, it comes after his third appearance of 2020, the first two of which showed us noticeably lower release points. But now it’s not just blogs or social-media sleuths pointing out the closer’s issues.
“I think everyone’s kind of zeroed in on a couple mechanical issues that he’s been having,” Theo Epstein told reporters Tuesday. “Sometimes it takes failing the course of a few games to be able to really see it and tackle it head-on and make the adjustments, especially someone who’s had so much success.