Giants Depth Charts: Closer

Camilo Doval is the Giants undisputed Closer, and an elite one at that, but the depth falls off drastically after that.  

MLB:

Camilo Doval R:  6-6, 2.93, 67.2 IP, 11.57 K/9, 3.46 BB/9, 39 Saves, 52.2% GB Rate.  Age- 26.  Arb Eligible 2025, 2 Options.  Doval can still get a wild hair up his nose and there were times he probably suffered from overuse.  No reason to not expect him to be the Giants primary Closer for the forseeable future, though.

Ryan Walker R:  5-3, 3.23, 61.1 IP, 11.45 K/9, 3.52 BB/9, 1 Save.  Age- 27.  3 options.  Walker was used in multiple roles including 13 "Openings".  Expect Bob Melvin to more clearly defines his role in 2024.  Probably as good a choice as any for an 8'th inning/backup closer role.

Tristan Beck R:  3-3, 3.92, 85 IP, 7.20 K/9, 2.22 BB/9, 2 Saves.  Age- 27.  2 Options.  Another guy who Kapler used all over the place including, apparently, his doghouse.  Profiles more as a SP but had as many Save Ops as Starts in 2023.  Two sensational shutout extra-innings suggest he could be a pretty good Closer.

Jose Cruz R:  A+:  0-0, 1.45, 18.2 IP, 13.50 K/9, 3.38 BB/9, 1 Save.  AA:  0-2, 6.66, 25.2 IP, 13.68 K/9, 10.87 BB/9, 4 Saves.  Age- 23.  2 Options.  Elite Stuff but obviously some things to work on.  Do the Giants have room on the 40-man roster to let him continue to develop?

Randy Rodriguez R:  AA:  2-1, 2.97, 30.1 IP, 11.87 K/9, 5.34 BB/9, 1 Save.  AAA:  0-1, 5.73, 37.2 IP, 9.80 K/9, 8.84 BB/9.  Age- 24. 1 Option.  Had a rough time in AAA after promotion.  PCL is a rough place to pitch.  Will the Giants keep him on the 40-man roster another year to see if he can break through?

AAA:  

Erik Miller L:  AA:  1-0, 0.87, 10.1 IP, 13.06 K/9, 3.48 BB/9, 1 Save.  AAA:  2-1, 2.77, 52 IP, 12.63 K/9, 7.10 BB/9, 14 Saves.  Age- 25.  Rule 5 Eligible.  Big lefty acquired from the Phillies for Yunior Marte.  Fangraphs has him with a 3-pitch mix which could work in a SP role but he was the AAA River Cats Closer over the second half of the season with great success.  The walk rate is a concern but that may be more of function of the downsized automated K zone employed in AAA than true wildness.  Miller is potentially a prime target in the Rule 5 Draft and the Giants almost certainly must add him to the 40-man roster to keep him in the organization.  Do they have room?

Nick Avila R:  14-0, 3.00, 72 IP, 8.00 K/9, 4.50 BB/9, 3 Saves.  Age-26. Rule 5 Eligible.  Nick Avila was taken in last year's Rule 5 Draft by the White Sox but then returned to the Giants.  He had a successful season, though with a freakish W-L record, which will make him an inviting Rule 5 target again this year.  Again, do the Giants have room to protect him?

Melvin Adon:  2-6, 7.43, 40.0 IP, 11.25 K/9, 8.33 BB/9.  Age- 29.  Rule 5 Eligible.  The oft injured Adon has struggled to remain healthy long enough to harness his triple digit fastball.  Again, the walk rate my be due to the squeezed AAA K zone.

AA:

Evan Gates R:  4-6, 4.39, 55.1 IP, 11.71 K/9, 4.88 BB/9, 6 Saves.  Age- 25.  Rule 5 Eligible.  UDFA in 2021. Has steadily worked his way up the organizational ladder on the reliever/Closer track.  Rule 5 eligible.  Probably does not need to be protected.

Tyler Myrick R:  A+:  1-2, 1.04, 26 IP, 8.65 K/9, 2.42 BB/9, 9 Saves.  AA:  2-0, 1.44, 25 IP, 7.56 K/9, 3.24 BB/9, 6 Saves.  Age- 25.  Rule 5 Eligible.  14'th round draft pick in 2021.  I saw him pitch once for San Jose.  Throws hard.  Reliever profile but has performed well in the role.  Probably not someone to protect in rule 5 draft but you hope he's not selected.

Hunter Dula R:  A+:  4-2, 3.14, 43 IP, 10.47 K/9, 3.98 BB/9, 8 Saves.  AA:  1-0, 6.55, 11 IP, 9.00 K/9, 4.91 BB/9.  Age- 24.  Rule 5 Eligible.  18'th round draft pick in 2021.  Struggled after promotion to AA in very small sample size.  Does not need to be protected.

A+:

None

A:  

Dylan Cumming R:  7-3, 2.93, 92 IP, 8.41 K/9, 3.52 BB/9, 6 Saves.  Age- 24.  Rule 5 Eligible Dec 2026.  Age- 24.  Rule 5 Eligible Dec. 2026.  UDFA who put up good numbers in a conservative placement.  Used as a swingman with 7 Starts and 6 Saves.

Tyler Vogel R:  6-7, 4.27, 65.1 IP, 12.26 K/9, 4.68 BB/9, 5 Saves.  Age- 22.  Rule 5 Eligible Dec 2025.  12'th round draft pick in 2022.  OK number but extremely conservative placement.  

Adding a reliever who can be a back up Closer might be something FZ wants to add this offseason.