Nationals' Blake Treinen: Role to be announced soon

Nationals manager Dusty Baker said Saturday the team has decided on a closer, although he isn't yet willing to make that decision public, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports. Treinen is one of three candidates for the job, along with Shawn Kelley and Koda Glover.

Analysis:

The 28-year-old once again worked the ninth inning Saturday, recording the final two outs against the Astros. All three relievers have pitched well this spring, but Treinen's numbers (0.00 ERA, 0.21 WHIP, 8:0 K:BB in 4.2 innings) are a notch above Glover's (3.72 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 12:1 K:BB in 9.2 innings) and especially Kelley's (1.42 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 6:3 K:BB in 6.1 innings), and his recent usage suggests he might be the winner of one of the spring's most intriguing battles from a fantasy perspective. It seems the Nats' bullpen picture should become a lot clearer soon.