The Pesky Drawback Of “Closer By Committee” (It Never Really Works)

Second only to the dreaded “vote of confidence” comes the nearly-as-dreaded “closer by committee”. Skippers feign confidence telling reporters “Yeah we’re gonna mix and match, play matchups…” and overlook the glaring reality: while you can name scores of individual closers who thrived, a much shorter list is the list of “closers by committee” that actually […]