Daily News | What’s Craig Kimbrel’s role with Jose Alvarado about to return to the Phillies?
Phillies reliever Craig Kimbrel is 6-for-6 in save opportunities with a 1.64 ERA, 19 strikeouts, and only two walks in José Alvarado’s absence.told Craig Kimbrel what they’ve told him since before spring training: Be ready for anything.
Kimbrel is fine with that, by the way. The Phillies made sure of it before they signed him in the offseason. The 35-year-old, a milestone reached by only eight pitchers in baseball history. But manager Rob Thomson prefers not to appoint a closer, and Kimbrel doesn’t mind being one of four ninth-inning options.
Kimbrel long-tosses with his change-up to reinforce proper pitch grips and hand positioning. He said he’s most effective when he stays behind the ball and drives it downward through the strike zone. When his hand slides to the side of the ball, his command wavers and he gets into trouble.“You get on the side of a change-up, you can really see it,” Kimbrel said. “You get behind it, you can see the action that you want, which plays with the other two pitches.
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