The Phillies made it a nail-biting last three ... allowing the tying run to score before Jose Alvarado bailed him out. Craig Kimbrel came in to pitch the ninth and immediately got into trouble.

There's a reason that Phillies manager Rob Thomson said he would use a closer-by-committee approach in the playoffs, and it's that Craig Kimbrel can't be trusted in big moments. Kimbrel proved ...

The good news for Dombrowski is that if the Phillies decide they need a star closer, this appears likely to be a great ...

The Phillies had previously signed right-hander Craig Kimbrel to a one-year, $10 million deal and left-hander Matt Strahm to a two-year contract calling for $15 million. Kimbrel, who turns 35 in ...

Craig Kimbrel. The veteran proceeded to walk two batters, and allow two base hits, subsequently allowing the winning run to cross the plate for the Diamondbacks, cutting the Phillies' lead in the ...

The Phillies will return pretty much intact ... Nobody's perfect Dombrowski & Co. have made other mistakes. Last year, Craig Kimbrel was a well-worth-it, $10 million closer — until he faded.

Since taking over as the President of Baseball Operations for the Phillies, Dave Dombrowski hasn't invested major resources in the closer position. But Craig Kimbrel melted down last postseason ...

and with Matt Strahm have given the Phillies a deep bullpen that has more than compensated for the free agent loss of closer Craig Kimbrel. “‘Dombo’ did a great job of kind of securing our ...

The Phillies have made three straight postseason runs without a true No. 1 closer each season. The bullpen-by-committee plan has failed them in the playoffs (hello and goodbye, Craig Kimbrel ...

MLB // 3 years ago Chicago White Sox bolster bullpen, acquire Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel The Chicago White Sox added to their bullpen by acquiring star closer Craig Kimbrel from the crosstown Cubs ...

The Phillies will return pretty much intact ... Nobody’s perfect Dombrowski & Co. have made other mistakes. Last year, Craig Kimbrel was a well-worth-it, $10 million closer — until he faded.