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Dodgers getting away from idea of set closer throughout organization

The Orange County Register | May 1, 2015

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Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal and pitcher Chris Hatcher congratulate each other after Hatcher saved an 11-8 victory over San Diego on Saturday. Hatcher and Joel Peralta rotated as closer the first month of the season. LENNY IGNELZI, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers’ new regime is not committed to the idea of a closer at the major-league level. That much became clear in the season’s first week, when Chris Hatcher and Joel Peralta rotated in the role.

To ensure that future Dodgers understand that idea upon arrival, the team is emphasizing it in the minor leagues, too, in an unusual practice reaching as low as Low-A.

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