The M’s are off today, heading to Chicago right before a storm that has *already* postponed tomorrow’s contest (which was supposed to be the White Sox’ home opener). Still, a lot’s happening with the team and in baseball, so let’s examine the first week.
1: The M’s may have a new closer in Anthony Swarzak
Swarzak came over from the Mets in the Cano/Edwin deal, and is only a year and a half removed from a brilliant 2017 season that saw him post career highs in strikeout rate and velocity. He spent years as a set-up guy with the Twins, and, following what seemed to be official Twins policy, pitched to contact.