From the time he made his Major League debut in 2011 through 2015 Tony Watson was one of the best relief pitchers in all of baseball. However, since the start of the 2016 season, this has started to change. And now, Watson needs to see his role in the Pirates’ bullpen start to decrease.
When Mark Melancon was traded to the Washington Nationals last July, Tony Watson became the Pirates’ closer. The idea of a ‘closer’ is a stupid one. The save stat is one of the worst in baseball, and it causes teams to lose games.