“His experience of pitching in big situations and a really good division, equal splits righties and lefties, he does a nice job of getting out both so it’s a guy at the back of the bullpen and he’s not necessarily a matchup guy, especially with three-batter minimum, that matters,” Ross said this month. “He’s a really simple-minded man that goes out and just wants to compete and give his best. And that plays really well in a day and age where sometimes you can overthink things. Simple mindedness goes a long way.”
Chicago Cubs reportedly are on the verge of trading reliever Andrew Chafin to the Oakland Athletics for 2 minor-leaguers
