July 2, 2013
Milwaukee Brewers – We missed this one yesterday; thanks to a reader for pointing it out: Ron Roenicke said that in most situations, K-Rod will be his closer. So we’re swapping them in our hierarchy and putting K-Rod on the Hot Seat for the time being, though Henderson should have the job back once K-Rod gets dealt at the deadline, which seems likely at this point. Hierarchy change: Francisco Rodriguez to Closer, Jim Henderson to Set-up.
| . | Closer | . | Set-Up | . | 2nd in line | . | 2014 Closer | . | Updated | |
| MIL | Francisco Rodriguez | Jim Henderson | John Axford | Jim Henderson | 7/2/13 |
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Arizona Diamondbacks – J.J. Putz got his first save chance since returning from the DL, and looked shaky, to say the least, blowing the save and nearly taking the loss. He’ll head to the Hot Seat until he proves he’s back on his game, though the two men behind him haven’t inspired much confidence lately either. David Hernandez gave up a run in the 8th inning yesterday after getting knocked around for four runs on Saturday; the two outings combined to raise his ERA from 3.60 to 4.71. Heath Bell, meanwhile, is Heath Bell. J.J. Putz to Hot Seat.
| . | Closer | . | Set-Up | . | 2nd in line | . | 2014 Closer | . | Updated | |
| ARI | J.J. Putz | Heath Bell | David Hernandez | J.J. Putz | 7/2/13 |
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VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. LaTroy Hawkins, New York Mets – Bobby Parnell went 2 innings on Monday.
2. Jim Henderson, Milwaukee Brewers – Ron Roenicke said his closer will be based on match-ups, suggesting that Henderson could get a save on any given night.