WHAT MOST CLOSERS HAVE IN COMMON
The attributes required to profile as a major league closer are as follows: one dominant pitch, a second plus pitch, plus command and plus-plus makeup.
That’s according to the scouting profile presented in our Prospect Handbook, which spells out which tools and attributes are prioritized at each position.
But there’s a fifth attribute that a vast majority of big league closers have in common: rotation pedigree.
Roughly four out of every five big league closers worked as a
