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How will the Nats approach finding a new closer?

November 04, 2021, 8:24am

Pete Kerzel

Nationals

How will the Nats approach finding a new closer?

Watching everyone's memories of the 2019 postseason run, a World Series win in Game 7 in Houston on Howie Kendrick's clanger and the ensuing celebratory parade in D.C. has been a blast. I've always preferred memories over memorabilia, because memories can't be bought, sold or traded. They'll be with us until the day we die. Man, what a fun postseason we had two years ago, full of memories to last a lifetime. But the 2021 campaign is over, and it's time to throw another log into the hot...

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Another closer out of the picture after Ziegler signs with Miami

December 16, 2016, 7:52pm

Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

Another closer out of the picture after Ziegler signs with Miami

Another potential late-inning relief option for the Nationals is now off the board after Brad Ziegler reportedly signed a two-year contract Friday night with the Marlins. Ziegler, 37, will earn a guaranteed $16 million during the course of the deal, according to reports, plus incentives. It's unclear whether the Nationals ever made an offer to the veteran right-hander, but he was one of the few remaining free agent relievers with closing experience. Ziegler has 85 career saves, 52 of those...