McCurdy thrives in closer’s role

Editor’s Note: This story originally ran in Tuesday’s Dispatch.

Nick McCurdy does not have Mariano Rivera’s cutter.

Or Billy Wagner’s fastball.

Or even Trevor Hoffman’s signature change-up.

In fact, McCurdy is nowhere close to your typical closer. He’s never held the job full-time before this year. And after starting games in his two years at Oklahoma State, the most saves McCurdy had registered in any of his six professional seasons was a whopping three.

But all these nuggets of information just make McCurdy’s story more intriguing. He’s been the York Revolution’s most consistent reliever all season and a dominating closer — and he’s done it in relative anonymity.