Orioles' Brad Brach: Part of closer committee

Brach will split save opportunities with Darren O'Day and Mychal Givens, Eduardo A. Encina of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Brach was presumed to be the Orioles' primary closer in the absence of Zach Britton, but now the situation appears murky. It's not uncommon for teams to begin the year with a committee only for the best-performing arm to emerge as the undisputed closer, but Brach was the clear primary option in the ninth inning in Britton's absence last year, recording 18 saves, and had the lowest FIP of the three at 3.58, though O'Day and Givens were right behind at 3.70 and 3.72, respectively. Brach also had the lowest strikeout rate of the trio, although it was a still strong 9.3 K/9. If he only gets roughly a third of the team's save chances in the first two months before Britton takes over, there will likely be better closing options available at his price.