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Should Mason Montgomery Be the Pirates’ Closer?
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Should Mason Montgomery Be the Pirates’ Closer?
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Mason Montgomery has emerged as the Pirates best option in the 9th inning in August
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Mason Montgomery has quietly become one of the Pirates’ most dominant relievers, and Alex Stumpf thinks it might be time to stop dancing around the obvious question: should Montgomery just be the closer?
After another scoreless appearance Sunday, Montgomery has now gone all of August without allowing a run while piling up strikeouts and saves. Alex breaks down the sinker that has helped change Montgomery’s season, why his success shouldn’t be dismissed as matchup-dependent, and why the Pirates should use September to see if they already have their ninth-inning answer for 2027.
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