Mitchell Boggs continues to struggle; Shawn Camp blows first save chance

April 15, 2013

Milwaukee Brewers – Burke Badenhop picked up a 1-out save in the 10th inning on Sunday.  Jim Henderson and Tom Gorzelanny had both already pitched.  No hierarchy change.

 |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2014 Closer |UpdatedMIL |Henderson |Gorzelanny |Badenhop |Henderson |4/15/13

 
St. Louis Cardinals – Mitchell Boggs blew another save yesterday, one inning after Trevor Rosenthal allowed two runs to score.  Cardinals pitching coach Derek Lilliquist said Boggs “is going to keep grinding through it… and we’ll see what he’s made of,” so it sounds as if Boggs will continue to close, though he’s on an increasingly fiery Hot Seat.  One more meltdown and the Cardinals could look elsewhere — either to Rosenthal or Edward Mujica, who manager Mike Matheny spoke highly of after the game.  No hierarchy change.

 |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2014 Closer |UpdatedSTL |Boggs |Rosenthal |Mujica |Motte |4/15/13 |Motte(DL) |

 
Chicago Cubs – Shawn Camp appeared headed toward his first save of the year, retiring the first two hitters he faced in the 9th on Sunday.  But Hunter Pence hit a solo home run to tie the game, and then Camp collapsed in the 10th, allowing three additional runs.  Kyuji Fujikawa isn’t expected to miss a ton of time, but if Camp continues to falter, it could mean that the 9th-inning triage platoon starts leaning more in James Russell’s direction.  Shawn Camp to Hot Seat.

 |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2014 Closer |UpdatedCHC |Camp |Russell |Bowden |Fujikawa |4/15/13 |Fujikawa(DL)|

 
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox – Joel Hanrahan is day to day with a hamstring injury. The Red Sox do not think he will require a trip to the DL, but it sounds as if he will miss several days, making Bailey a good add regardless.