<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dodgers-why-los-angeles-must-make-alex-reyes-2023-closer');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Dodgers must make Alex Reyes 2023 closer');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dodgers-Why-Los-Angeles-must-make-Alex-Reyes-2023-closer.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Dodgers must make Alex Reyes 2023 closer</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-13T13:38:11-08:00">February 13th, 1:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-13T13:38:11-08:00">February 13th, 1:38pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-remains-confident-despite-las-2023-changes" rel="noopener">Dodgers are facing uncertainties</a> in the outfield and infield heading into 2023. Additionally, Los Angles doesn’t have a set closer for the season. Evan Phillips and Brusdar Graterol are among the closing candidates for LA. Phillips is likely the favorite, but the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-alex-reyes-los-angeles-agree-to-one-year-1-1-million-contract" rel="noopener">Dodgers recently agreed to terms</a> with former All-Star Alex Reyes on a one-year deal. Reyes missed 2022 due to injury, however, his potential makes him an intriguing closing option.</p><p>The Dodgers must consider giving him the closer role in 2023.</p><h2><b>Why Dodgers must make Alex Reyes 2023 closer</b></h2><p>Alex Reyes’ 2021 stats with the St. Louis Cardinals were impressive to say the least. He <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reyesal02.shtml" rel="noopener">recorded a superb</a> 3.24 ERA while striking out 95 hitters over 72.1 innings pitched, per Baseball Reference. Reyes also saved 29 games that year, so he has closing experience.</p><p>His experience is what makes him such an intriguing candidate.</p><p>Evan Phillips is an excellent pitcher. He posted a remarkable 1.14 ERA during the 2022 campaign. Phillips also only has three total saves. Could he make the transition and find success? Probably. But keeping him in a set-up role extends the Dodgers’ bullpen in a sense.</p><p>If the 3-5 hitters are due up in the seventh inning, Dave Roberts could call upon Phillips to retire the side. He wouldn’t be locked down in the closer role which may benefit the team. The same can be said for Graterol.</p><p>With all of this being stated, there’s no guarantee that Alex Reyes will become the Dodgers’ closer. Los Angeles could prefer to turn to an in-house alternative. Reyes also comes with question marks since he dealt with injury last year.</p><p>But the upside and ceiling are difficult to deny. Reyes has the talent to pitch at an elite level while saving games in the bullpen.</p><p>The Dodgers’ may opt for a closer-by-comittee to open the season. This would allow Roberts and the coaching staff to try out a number of different relievers in the closer role. Additionally, it would provide opportunities to play the match-up game in the ninth inning.</p><p>For now, there are no guarantees what strategy the Dodgers will implement when it comes to closing games in 2023. However, they would be smart to give Alex Reyes a chance.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Dodgers must make Alex Reyes 2023 closer

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dodgers-news-alex-reyes-los-angeles-agree-to-one-year-1-1-million-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Alex Reyes, Dodgers agree to one-year, $1.1 million contract for 2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dodgers-news-alex-reyes-los-angeles-agree-to-one-year-11-million-contract-for-2023.jpg"></figure><h1>Alex Reyes, Dodgers agree to one-year, $1.1 million contract for 2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-02-11T14:10:10-08:00">February 11th, 2:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-02-11T14:23:33-08:00">February 11th, 2:23pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers and RP Alex Reyes <a href="https://twitter.com/juanctoribio/status/1624526956401414144" rel="noopener">are reportedly in agreement</a> on a one-year, $1.1 million contract for the 2023 season, per Juan Toribio. The deal includes a 2024 $3 million club option. Additionally, the deal can reach up to $10 million as a result of performance bonuses. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-alex-reyes-and-3-closer-options-la-must-consider-for-2023-season" rel="noopener">Reyes may be a candidate</a> to take over closing duties for the Dodgers. He will profile as a quality depth option for the bullpen at the very least.</p><p>Brusdar Graterol and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-craig-kimbrels-departure-draws-honest-revelation-from-la-closer-hopeful" rel="noopener">Evan Phillips are closing options</a> as well. The Dodgers’ closing situation seemed certain heading into 2022 following the acquisition of Craig Kimbrel. However, Kimbrel never found his footing in Los Angeles and ended up losing his grip on the role.</p><p>Alex Reyes, a hard-throwing right-hander, has all of the potential a pitcher can ask for. But injuries have unfortunately held him back in recent years. He missed all of last season after making the NL All-Star team in 2021. He posted a 3.24 ERA through 69 games in his All-Star campaign, recording 29 saves as well. This move could become an absolute steal for Los Angeles if Reyes rebounds.</p><p>And at just 28-years old, that certainly isn’t out of the realm of possibility.</p><p>The Dodgers’ bullpen is amongst the best in baseball. They feature no shortage of depth and high-end talent. Reyes may be utilized in a set-up role. Dave Roberts is going to have plenty of capable options in the ‘pen this year.</p><p>Some fans have expressed concern following the Dodgers’ fairly quiet offseason, but their bullpen will be crucial to their success in 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Alex Reyes, Dodgers agree to one-year, $1.1 million contract for 2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dodgers-alex-reyes-and-3-closer-options-la-must-consider-for-2023-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Alex Reyes and 3 closer options Dodgers must consider for 2023 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dodgers-alex-reyes-and-3-closer-options-la-must-consider-for-2023-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Alex Reyes and 3 closer options Dodgers must consider for 2023 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-29T15:19:37-08:00">November 29th, 3:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-29T16:02:32-08:00">November 29th, 4:02pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers feature an almost complete team. They do have some holes that need addressing at shortstop, centerfield, and in the starting rotation. And they have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-astros-justin-verlander-free-agency-uncertainty-gives-dodgers-a-leg-up" rel="noopener">linked to various players</a> in free agency as a result. However, Los Angeles also needs to take a look at the back-end of the bullpen, as Craig Kimbrel did not pan out in the closer role during the 2022 campaign.</p><p>So who might the Dodgers take a look at for the closer role in 2023? Andrew Friedman hasn’t displayed a willingness to pursue expensive closers in free agency. LA tends to build from within or sign cheap options on the open market. With that being said, let’s take a look at 3 closer options the Dodgers must consider for the 2023 season.</p><h2><b>Dodgers are interested in Alex Reyes</b></h2><p>Dodgers reporter Juan Toribio <a href="https://twitter.com/juanctoribio/status/1596924007995023361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1596924007995023361%7Ctwgr%5Eb82e4417803061f727106710d1eec85f98ea1db2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.truebluela.com%2F2022%2F11%2F28%2F23480626%2Falex-reyes-dodgers-free-agent-rumors" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that LA is interested in former St. Louis Cardinals reliever Alex Reyes. Reyes is just 28-years old and was named an NL All-Star in 2021. He posted 29 saves as the Cardinals closer that season, but was forced to miss 2022 due to injury.</p><p>Reyes fits the Dodgers’ strategy, as he could be signed at a discount given last year’s absence. The Dodgers will likely consider him not just as a closer, but also as a 7th or 8th inning option. But one would imagine that Reyes would be given a chance to earn the closer role in Spring Training should LA sign him.</p><h2><b>A reliable option</b></h2><p>Despite pitching in LA, Evan Phillips’ remarkable 2022 season flew under the radar. But the Dodgers would not have won as many games as they did during the regular season without his contributions.</p><p>Phillips finished the year with a microscopic 1.14 ERA through 63 innings pitched. The right-hander struck out 77 hitters and walked only 15. LA was able to rely on him throughout the campaign.</p><p>He tallied just 2 total saves and taking over the closer role in Los Angeles would not be a simple task. But he’s demonstrated the ability to succeed in big moments, so Dave Roberts may not mind utilizing him in the 9th inning.</p><p>If the Dodgers don’t add closing options from the outside, Philips would likely become the favorite to land the closer role.</p><h2><b>A wild card</b></h2><p>Alex Reyes’ closing experience and Evan Phillips’ reliability make them quality options to take over the closer role in LA. But there is one wild card pitcher who also warrants consideration.</p><p>Brusdar Graterol features the talent to become an elite bullpen option in the big leagues. Through 46 games in 2022, Graterol posted a respectable 3.26 ERA for the Dodgers. And his name has been mentioned as an option for LA’s closer role.</p><p>However, he has also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-la-loses-reliever-brusdar-graterol-to-concerning-elbow-injury" rel="noopener">dealt with no shortage</a> of injuries over the past few years. The Dodgers may be hesitant to make him their 9th inning guy given his injury history.</p><p>But if Brusdar Graterol can display good health next year, the Dodgers will have to at least consider him for the closer gig.</p><h2><b>Final thoughts</b></h2><p>The Dodgers are one of the best organizations in baseball when it comes to developing pitching. They don’t need to sign an expensive All-Star in free agency or trade for an elite closer. Reyes, Phillips, and Graterol all could get the job done for Los Angeles.</p><p>It will be interesting to see if one of these pitchers becomes the Dodgers’ closer in 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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