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Player Review: Camilo Doval

Related Topics: Camilo Doval, Josh Hader

2023 stats: 69 G, 6-6, 39/47 SV, 67.2 IP, 2.93 ERA, 2.77 FIP, 87 K, 26 BB, 1.9 fWAR

Notable: Four consecutive blown saves. Something no Giants closer had done before.

What can you say about the closer who was everything for the San Francisco Giants? A stalwart. A star. Young. Pre-arbitration.

Camilo Doval’s 2023 kicked off with a strong showing the World Baseball Classic...

... and despite some concerns about his ability to adapt to the pitch clock which seemed to be supported by a rocky start to the regular season of Major League Baseball (1-2 with a blown save and 7 runs allowed — 4 earned — in 11 April innings), Doval really locked it down once the calendar flipped to May.