Scott Barlow has not looked like a dominant closer so far in 2023. He has given up runs in only two of his six appearances, but both times it cost the Royals a game, and in the other four games only one was a clean inning. It is time to start looking at what is going on underneath the hood to see if this is just bad luck or something else.
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You can see the velocity is down on the fastball, though he had a period like this last season too.