Summarizing Emilio Pagan’s 2021 season

Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty ImagesIt’s wild to think that Emilio Pagan was being considered as one of the favorites to be the San Diego Padres closer in Spring Training based on what we saw from him at the end of the 2021 season. But it’s true.

“I definitely want a shot at that role, but we’ve got four guys that have done it before and probably four or five more that have the ability to do it,” Pagan said in Spring Training in regards to potentially earning the closer role.

Pagan, unfortunately, didn’t even show the ability to be counted on in high leverage situations just months after making that statement. The 30-year-old finished his second season in the brown and gold with a 4.83 ERA and…