4 years agoArizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Stefan Crichton is likely not in the mix for save opportunities going forward, as he recorded two outs in the seventh inning of Tuesday night's extra-innings victory over Colorado. Three of Crichton's four appearances so far have come in the seventh inning or earlier, and in his one game finished this year, he pitched in the eighth inning with Arizona trailing San Diego 4-2. Crichton served as the team's closer in 2020 after Archie Bradley was traded away, and with Joakim Soria on the injured list, it seemed like Crichton might get a shot at the closer's job again. Tuesday night appears to be the final nail in the coffin for Crichton getting save opportunities for now, although he can still have value in saves/holds formats after he picked up his third hold of the year Tuesday night.--Michael Grennell - RotoBaller
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