Corey Knebel had an excellent finish to his 2021 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and was once an All-Star closer with the Milwaukee Brewers.
But banking on someone who hasn’t been a team’s primary closer in four seasons without much in the way of an insurance option feels like it could set the Philadelphia Phillies up for a third consecutive season of bullpen struggles that prevent them from reaching the playoffs.
That’s not to say that it was a mistake to sign the 30-year-old to a one-year/$10 million deal in November, that remains to be seen.