MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 25: Amir Garrett #50 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)
I’ve been very critical of Amir Garrett during the course of the 2021 season, but his play of late warrants applause. Prior to the season, Garrett proclaimed himself the closer, a notion that I found preposterous for many reasons. However, the Cincinnati Reds reliever has been excellent of late, and this latest version of AG is exactly who the Reds need on the mound late in games.
Garrett’s numbers did not impress me prior to the 2021 season, and even as we speak, the 29-year-old owns a 7.