Closers aren’t perfectly and they often slump. Their gimmick is being The Final Boss. Well, sometimes, The Final Boss loses. Camilo Doval has been an incredible pitcher for most of his San Francisco Giants tenure. An All-Star this season, it looked like he was on his way to cementing his status as the greatest closer in franchise history — just in his third season!
Alas. It was not meant to be. At least, not this year.
Legacy isn’t important three seasons into a pro career anyway, so that’s mostly fan talk, I think; but from a performance standpoint, his August was the worst fears of April realized.