When the 2018 season began, Mychal Givens was one of the younger pitchers in a veteran bullpen that included clubhouse leaders Zach Britton, Darren O’Day, and Brad Brach. On the afternoon of July 31, Givens found himself as the new elder statesman in a once dominant bullpen that had been purged by Dan Duquette’s trades. The leadership responsibilities and duties as unchallenged closer did not rattle Givens, as a disappointing summer turned into a dominant September.
Givens’ final 2018 stat line is interesting, especially when compared with last season’s.