All of us knew today would come, didn’t we?
After eight straight scoreless and hitless appearances from Craig Kimbrel, we knew he needed to come again all the way down to earth sooner or later.
And sadly, that day got here. And much more sadly, he did so by giving up a walk-off three-run dinger on Wednesday to a man hitting .217 on the 12 months.
With the postseason rapidly approaching, followers took to Twitter to share their belief ranges in Kimbrel. Our Doug McKain broke all of it down proper right here:
The excellent news is Kimbrel has seemed a lot better over the course of the final month. And, to his credit score, Sergio Alcantara put a formidable swing on that walk-off house run on a fairly powerful pitch to hit.
So from that outing alone, I don’t suppose we are able to say Kimbrel has misplaced it simply but.
However there are nonetheless main considerations concerning Kimbrel that followers have fearful about all season lengthy.
Listed here are some fan takes following Kimbrel’s most up-to-date blown save:
That final pitch wasn’t a nasty pitch, really. Fortunate swing.
I did like seeing him rebound because the inning went on. His command was a bit wild to start out off however he obtained it below management. Earlier within the season, when his management wasn’t there, it was downhill.
With the postseason in lower than a month, Kimbrel will in all probability want just a few extra strong appearances to have a possibility to shut video games in October. If not, he might discover himself in additional of a setup function or as a center inning reliever.
What are your belief ranges in Craig Kimbrel proper now on a scale of 1-10? Do you suppose he ought to shut video games in October? Go away a remark beneath!
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