{"id":158314,"date":"2024-09-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellyupsports.com\/?p=158314"},"modified":"2024-09-14T03:11:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T07:11:04","slug":"the-yankees-should-stick-with-luke-weaver-as-their-closer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellyupsports.com\/2024\/09\/the-yankees-should-stick-with-luke-weaver-as-their-closer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Yankees Should Stick With Luke Weaver As Their Closer"},"content":{"rendered":"

After blowing his league-leading 11^{th<\/sup> save, the New York Yankees essentially removed Clay Holmes as closer. It seemed as though GM Brian Cashman made a poor decision to not acquire a closer at the trade deadline.<\/a> The team then said it would mix and match different relievers to close out games. While the team wasn\u2019t going away from Holmes completely, others Luke Weaver,<\/a> Tommy Kahnle,<\/a> Jake Cousins,<\/a> and Tim Hill<\/a> would also get opportunities. However, New York has been going to Weaver in save situations lately and he\u2019s essentially become the unofficial closer. The Yankees should make Luke Weaver the full-time closer going into the postseason.<\/p>}