Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Lucas Sims (39) returns to the dugout.
I wasn’t worried, were you? Cincinnati Reds right-handed pitcher Lucas Sims returned to the mound and looked no worse for wear. Sims had been sidelined earlier during camp as a precautionary measure, but the reliever looks set to lock down the closer’s role this spring.
That’s right, I said it. Lucas Sims, not Amir Garrett, should be the Reds closer heading into the 2021 season. Ever since Raisel Iglesias was shipped to Los Angeles in exchange for Noé Ramirez and an infield prospect, there’s been a friendly back-and-forth between Sims and Garrett on social media as to who’ll be Cincinnati’s closer in 2021.