MLB: What adjustments will the White Sox make to their bullpen after the releases of Craig Kimbrel and Garrett Crochet?

With young left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet out of the bullpen mix for the year and veteran right-hander Craig Kimbrel traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bottom line options Chicago White Sox consist of the Australian closer Liam Hendriks, left-handed setup man Aaron Bummer and right-handed setup man Kendall Graveman.

The veteran joe kellywho joined the Red Sox on a two-year deal this winter, will be an option before long, but is expected to miss the first two weeks of the season after starting late in camp (due to a biceps in late 2021, an injury that slowed his offseason regimen and set him back a bit):

The four aforementioned relievers after Crochet and Kimbrel had a very good 2021: Hendriks led in saves with 38 and closed with a 2.54 ERA with 113 strikeouts in just 71 innings (8-3 mark).

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Bummer left with a 3.51 ERA, striking out 75 in 56.1 innings. Graveman between Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros compiled a 1.77 ERA with 61 chocolates in 56 acts, while Kelly with the LA Dodgers left numbers of 2.86 ERA (50 K in 44 EL). Another option is the Dominican Reynaldo López (3.43 with 55 K in 57.2 IP) and Kyle Crick


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I am a fan of the King of Sports, especially the Boston Red Sox in MLB and all Mexican baseball in general. This profession has given me the opportunity to cover major events such as the Caribbean Series, LMB All Star, LMP (uninterruptedly since 2009), signatures of important players. I had the chance to attend the 2013 World Classic in Arizona, USA, although as a fan. Apart from this beautiful sport, I love basketball, where I have also narrated games and even an NBA friendly 10 years ago, but I have baseball in my veins. Degree in Communication Sciences from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS) , from which I graduated in 2011. I was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa and started in the world of sports journalism in 2004 in the newspaper El Sol de Mazatlán, where I was a baseball columnist and a reporter at the same time. In January 2009 I arrived at El Debate as a journalist reporter and it was almost six years (in the first stage), until in November 2014 I emigrated to the radio providing my services at Línea Directa-Grupo RSN. My cycle there ended in July 2019 and a few days later, El Debate gave me another opportunity to work and opened the doors for me again. This is how I came to Al Bat, where I have been since 2019 as a web journalist.

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MLB: What adjustments will the White Sox make to their bullpen after the releases of Craig Kimbrel and Garrett Crochet?