As Craig Kimbrel’s speed bump turned into a mountain, Seranthony Domínguez took over as the Orioles’ closer and kept the role.

The Baltimore Orioles finally conceded on the biggest free agent signing of General Manager Mike Elias’s tenure Wednesday, designating closer Craig Kimbrel for assignment after another painfully ineffective performance Tuesday in a loss to the San Francisco Giants.

Nobody's endured a steeper decline than Craig Kimbrel, however, who's fallen off a cliff over the last few months. It's been night and day for the 36-year-old reliever, who went f