NJ.com | Brendan Kuty: Clay Holmes has been one of, if not the best relief pitcher in baseball this season. He’s assumed the closer role ever since Aroldis Chapman has missed more than a month due to injury. However, the hard-throwing lefty is scheduled to return to the team soon.
Will Holmes remain the pitcher in the ninth, or will Chapman be back in his normal role? Does Holmes have a preference? “There’s some ways to look at it,” he said. “They know how to use us the best and I think we all kind of trust that, whatever that looks like.