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Greg Holland to close in KC; deadline moves affect hierarchies for Reds,...
August 1, 2012 Cincinnati Reds – The Reds acquired Royals closer Jonathan Broxton on Tuesday. Aroldis Chapman will remain the closer, while Broxton will share the 8th inning role with Sean Marshall....
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Jeremy Affeldt on shaky ground; Scott Downs returns from DL
August 19, 2012 New York Mets – Over his last 21 appearances- a 15-inning stretch- Jon Rauch has only given up one earned run. He finished off the 8th inning last night, and coupled with his two...
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Alfredo Aceves has terrible outing; Giants closer role still muddled
August 24, 2012 Colorado Rockies – Matt Belisle picked up the save on Thursday, as Rafael Betancourt was given the night off after pitching in three of the previous four games. No hierarchy change....
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Kevin Jepsen pitching well in set-up role
September 8, 2012 Los Angeles Angels – Kevin Jepsen pitched the 8th inning ahead of Ernesto Frieri last night, after Scott Downs was unable to record an out in the 7th. Downs hasn’t been quite as...
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Stephen Pryor continuing strong season
September 27, 2012 Seattle Mariners – Stephen Pryor pitched the final 1.1 innings for the Mariners on Wednesday, and was saddled with the loss when Torii Hunter drove in the game winning run in the...
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Valverde and Marmol, no strangers to the hot seat
April 24, 2013 Detroit Tigers – After a short stint in the minors, Jose Valverde has been called up to the big leagues and will close starting today. Joaquin Benoit will return to his familiar 8th...
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Rays bullpen continues letting them down
May 2, 2013 Tampa Bay Rays – An ugly April for the Rays bullpen has spilled into May, as 7th inning man Jake McGee gave up 5 runs on Wednesday against the Royals. McGee’s ERA jumped from 6.48 to 11.00...
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Scott Barnes, Robert Coello earn first career saves
May 24, 2013 Cleveland Indians – Scott Barnes picked up his first career save on Thursday, a three-inning effort that closed out an Indians blowout. He does not factor in to Cleveland’s usual...
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Garrett Richards becoming an important man in the Angels bullpen
May 31, 2013 New York Mets – Though he’s been sabermetrically terrifying all season, Scott Rice has been real-world effective for the Mets as their go-to late-innings lefty. Until his walk rate...
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Kelvin Herrera returns to the bigs, reassumes old role
June 6, 2013 Kansas City Royals – After five appearances in the minors in which he allowed two hits and no runs in 4.2 innings, Kelvin Herrera returned to the bigs and on Wednesday was immediately...
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Someone needs to stop Brandon League; Marmol and Herrera disappear
June 26, 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers – As predicted, the Dodgers gave Kenley Jansen the night off and went to Brandon League with a three-run lead in the ninth — but League gave up three straight hits to...
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Scott Downs hasn’t allowed a run since May 1; Neal Cotts dominating
July 8, 2013 Texas Rangers – With Tanner Scheppers coming off a rough outing on Saturday, the Rangers went to lefty Neal Cotts for the 8th inning hold on Sunday. Cotts, called up in May, has been...
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Axford and Henderson “co-closers” in Milwaukee as K-Rod heads to Baltimore
July 24, 2013 Milwaukee Brewers – As we feared, now that K-Rod is gone, Ron Roenicke told reporters before Tuesday’s game that Jim Henderson and John Axford will likely “flip-flop” future save...
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Neal Cotts still mowing down hitters; Ryan Cook nabs a save
July 25, 2013 Texas Rangers – Neal Cotts picked up his second straight 8th-inning hold on Wednesday, and even helped the Rangers get through the 9th, retiring the first two hitters before Joe Nathan...
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Trade deadline moves abound: Veras, Downs, and Crain on the move
July 30, 2013 Los Angeles Angels – Scott Downs was traded to Atlanta on Monday, and Ernesto Frieri had his second terrible outing in his last three appearances, blowing the save and catching the loss....
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Still unsettled in the Angels ‘pen; Fernando Rodney to the Hot Seat
August 28, 2013 Los Angeles Angels – Mike Scioscia is not helping our trust issues. Every time we think we can relax and open up a little, the guy goes back on his word. Take last night, for instance!...
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Tommy Hunter’s reign as O’s closer appears over
August 29, 2013 Oakland A’s – Brett Anderson picked up a three-inning save on Wednesday. The former starter does not factor in to the A’s usual late-inning plans. No hierarchy change. . Closer ....
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Gonzalez Germen could see a few save opps here and there
August 30, 2013 New York Mets – The Mets don’t necessarily see Gonzalez Germen as a closer, but they think he could develop into a strong set-up man, and might start giving him a few 9th inning...
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Jason Grilli back with Pittsburgh; Jordan Walden out another week
September 4, 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates – Nearly eight years ago, Jason Grilli pitched 7.2 solid innings to lead the Toledo Mud Hens to their first AAA championship in 38 years. But his dream of...
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Closer Monkey - bullpen updates and closer depth charts from all 30 MLB teams, straight to your inbox May 27, 2014 New York Mets – They say that if you love something, you should let it go; apparently,...
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