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Cubs’ Craig Kimbrel Looking To Add A Changeup To His Pitching Repertoire

Cubs’ Craig Kimbrel Looking To Add A Changeup To His Pitching Repertoire

Chicago Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel is looking to add a changeup to the pitches he currently throws after spending most of his career as a two-pitch pitcher. Bleacher Nation‘s Brett Taylor reported on Thursday that Kimbrel talked to The Athletic and said the changeup is a pitch he’s been working on for a while now. […]

3y ago

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel Agrees To Deal With Chicago Cubs, Bringing Closer’s Long Free Agent Saga To An End

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel Agrees To Deal With Chicago Cubs, Bringing Closer’s Long Free Agent Saga To An End

More than three full months into the 2019 Major League Baseball season and seven months after he initially filed for free agency, 31-year-old closer Craig Kimbrel — the career saves leader among all active pitchers with 333 — has finally found a home. According to a report first posted on Twitter by Fox Sports baseball […]

4y ago

MLB Rumors: Free Agent Closer Craig Kimbrel Has No Plans To Sign One-Year Contract, Per ‘The Athletic’

MLB Rumors: Free Agent Closer Craig Kimbrel Has No Plans To Sign One-Year Contract, Per ‘The Athletic’

A new month has just started, and former Boston Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel is still unemployed and still waiting to sign a new contract as a free agent. The latest update on Kimbrel’s status, however, suggests that he might not be as close as previously reported to inking a deal, as the 30-year-old pitcher […]

5y ago

MLB Rumors: Mets Will Consider Signing Craig Kimbrel Only If This Condition Is Met, Per ‘The Athletic’

MLB Rumors: Mets Will Consider Signing Craig Kimbrel Only If This Condition Is Met, Per ‘The Athletic’

Much like fellow standout pitcher Dallas Keuchel, former Boston Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel remains without an MLB team with close to one month having passed since Opening Day. There are some teams that have reportedly shown some recent interest in the 30-year-old right-hander, including the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets, and as a […]

5y ago

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel Reportedly ‘Closer’ To Deciding On Where He Will Sign

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel Reportedly ‘Closer’ To Deciding On Where He Will Sign

A new report suggests that it might not be much longer before free agent closer Craig Kimbrel finally signs a contract with a new MLB team after spending the last three seasons with the Boston Red Sox. In a report published Tuesday on MLB.com, Jon Morosi wrote that Kimbrel was, as of Monday, moving “closer” […]

5y ago

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel Finally Drops Asking Price, Will Now Take Less Than Red Sox Offered Him To Stay

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel Finally Drops Asking Price, Will Now Take Less Than Red Sox Offered Him To Stay

Free agent closer Craig Kimbrel, whose 333 career saves are more than any active relief pitcher and who helped the Boston Red Sox to the 2018 World Series championship, remains unsigned nearly three weeks into the 2019 Major League Baseball season. Kimbrel started out in free agency asking for what would have been the largest […]

5y ago

MLB Rumors: Phillies Could Reconsider Craig Kimbrel After Shocking Bullpen Collapse, Dave Robertson ‘Stinking’

MLB Rumors: Phillies Could Reconsider Craig Kimbrel After Shocking Bullpen Collapse, Dave Robertson ‘Stinking’

With the 2019 Major League Baseball season now a full week old, free agent closer Craig Kimbrel, who saved 42 games for the Boston Red Sox on their way to a World Series championship last year, per Baseball Reference, remains without a team. Rumors have linked the 30-year-old, seven-time All Star to a variety of […]

5y ago

MLB Rumors: Mets Have ‘Checked In’ On Craig Kimbrel As Brewers Reportedly Claim They Can’t Afford Him

MLB Rumors: Mets Have ‘Checked In’ On Craig Kimbrel As Brewers Reportedly Claim They Can’t Afford Him

The 2019 Major league Baseball season is steaming through an eventful first week, but not much has happened for the seven-time All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel, who also happens to be the leader among all active relievers with 333 career saves, per Baseball Reference stats. With the offseason quickly becoming a faint memory, Kimbrel remains an […]

5y ago

MLB Rumors: There’s A New Team In On Craig Kimbrel, Now Battling Braves To Strike Deal For 7-Time All-Star

MLB Rumors: There’s A New Team In On Craig Kimbrel, Now Battling Braves To Strike Deal For 7-Time All-Star

Free agent reliever Craig Kimbrel, the career leader in saves among active pitchers with 333, per Baseball Reference, remains unsigned with less than a week to go before Opening Day of 2019 Major League Baseball season. But though Kimbrel has been linked to several clubs, nothing has materialized for the 30-year-old righty. As of Saturday, […]

5y ago

MLB Rumors: As Braves Admit Bullpen Will Be Shorthanded Opening Day, Craig Kimbrel May Find A Home In Atlanta

MLB Rumors: As Braves Admit Bullpen Will Be Shorthanded Opening Day, Craig Kimbrel May Find A Home In Atlanta

As of March 17, with this year’s Opening Day just 11 days away, three major free agents remain on the market. One of them, former Boston Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel, has attracted no real interest from teams despite his glowing credentials. Kimbrel leads all active relievers in career saves with 333, and according to […]

5y ago

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel To Nationals ‘Further Down The Road’ Toward Deal Than Yet Reported, Keith Law Says

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel To Nationals ‘Further Down The Road’ Toward Deal Than Yet Reported, Keith Law Says

Just one month ago, free agent relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel had not received a single contract offer from a Major League Baseball team, at least according to his former Boston Red Sox teammate Brock Holt. Holt told The Boston Herald that he had spoken to Kimbrel, who told him about the absence of any team […]

5y ago

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel’s Agent Denies Claim He Plans To Sit Out 2019 Season

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel’s Agent Denies Claim He Plans To Sit Out 2019 Season

Currently, closer Craig Kimbrel, who last played for the Boston Red Sox, is one of the highest-profile unsigned free agents not named Bryce Harper. Considering Kimbrel has yet to find a new team as February draws to a close, rumors which surfaced earlier this weekend suggest that he might end up sitting out the entire […]

5y ago

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel ‘Guy That’s Going To Get Hurt The Most’ In 2019 Free Agent Market, Jim Bowden Says

MLB Rumors: Craig Kimbrel ‘Guy That’s Going To Get Hurt The Most’ In 2019 Free Agent Market, Jim Bowden Says

Free agent closer Craig Kimbrel, 30, remains unsigned this offseason, with baseball writer Jon Heyman saying via Twitter that the Philadelphia Phillies may be interested in inking Kimbrel to a deal. This won’t happen until they know the fate of Bryce Harper, the most high-profile free agent still on the market, who is also being […]

5y ago

MLB Rumors: Phillies’ ‘Total Focus’ On Harper, But Other Signings Possible, Heyman Says

MLB Rumors: Phillies’ ‘Total Focus’ On Harper, But Other Signings Possible, Heyman Says

The uncommonly slow free agent market in Major League Baseball has mostly focused on superstars like Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, but they are far from the only accomplished players who remain unsigned even after the start of spring training. A new report from reporter Jon Heyman states that while the Philadelphia Phillies remain focused […]

5y ago

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