While the offseason may have started with the thought that the Philadelphia Phillies would acquire one of Craig Kimbrel, Kenley Jansen or Josh Hader to be their closer in 2022, it appears that the team will enter next season with Corey Knebel as their last line of defense.
As is, the group of arms that Joe Girardi will have at his disposal to assure that the ball gets from the starting pitcher to Knebel with the lead intact has a potentially high ceiling, but is thin on proven results.
José Alvarado has All-Star stuff, but control issues have haunted him early in his career.