#jace fry

Jace Fry - He’s probably your leader in this category now that Soria went to the Brewers. Aside from Sunday, Fry has been solid. He has a 4.50 ERA and 1.03 WHIP. Unless he royally messes up, I don’t see him moving out of the closer position for now.

Thyago Vieira - He was just pulled up last week and got absolutely smacked his first appearance, but he throws 100 MPH. Anyone who throws that hard has the propensity to be a closer. He could be the closer of the future, but he was sitting at a 5.00+ ERA in AAA. Obviously, he’s not shaking off the rust yet. The same thing will happen in the MLB if you get pulled up without figuring everything out first. He had a 3.55 FIP in AAA, so maybe he was just unlucky for most appearances.

Juan Minaya - Minaya throws hard, and he was the closer at the end of last season. I don’t see him being ahead of Fry or Vieira, but if he’s consistent, he might be the fallback option. Especially if the former two struggle. He’s sitting at a 4.32 ERA, which is just average. I’d prefer he doesn’t take over the role, but he’s a possibility.

Jeanmar Gómez - Gómez struggled on Sunday. That said, he was pretty solid as the closer a couple years ago with the Phillies. Even though it’s a useless stat, he did have 37 saves in 2016. He also sported a 3.01 ERA in 2015 with a 128 ERA+. Now that’s solid. If he gets on track, and the guys above struggle, you could be seeing Gómez closing out games.

Spring Training:

Phillies Sign Jace Fry To Minor League Deal

The Phillies have signed left-hander Jace Fry to a minor league contract, as first indicated on the transaction log at MLB.com. The Northwest Sports Management client will head for Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Fry opened the season with the Nationals, but I’m told he recently opted out of that contract. (The opt-out date in his Nationals deal had been set for May, but Fry was on the Covid-related IL…