What team former Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel will join for the 2019 MLB season and beyond remains unknown, but it is almost certain by now he will not return to Fenway Park.
Which pitcher or pitchers Red Sox manager Alex Cora trusts to fill Kimbrel’s role remains unclear. The team opted not to replace Kimbrel by way of another free agency splash and will instead utilize an in house option, but whether Cora designates one pitcher as the team’s closer in 2019 or seeks an alternative method is also up in the air.
“We know who [the relievers] are.