Year: 2013
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Trade Deadline Buy/Sell Report: National League Closers
July 18, 2013 SPECIAL UPDATE: TRADE DEADLINE BUY/SELL REPORT (PART TWO OF TWO) Glossary BUY+: This player has a large chance of becoming a closer by the trade deadline. BUY: This player has a small chance of becoming a closer by the trade deadline. SELL: This player has a small chance of losing his closer job by the…
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Trade Deadline Buy/Sell Report: American League Closers
July 17, 2013 SPECIAL UPDATE: TRADE DEADLINE BUY/SELL REPORT (PART ONE OF TWO) Glossary BUY+: This player has a large chance of becoming a closer by the trade deadline. BUY: This player has a small chance of becoming a closer by the trade deadline. SELL: This player has a small chance of losing his closer job by the…
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The Pedro Strop experiment going well in Chicago so far
July 15, 2013 Seattle Mariners – Charlie Furbush pitched the 8th inning ahead of Tom Wilhelmsen last night, marking the third time out of his last five appearances that he picked up an 8th inning hold. Seattle bullpen usage has been hard to figure out since the return of Tom Wilhelmsen. Oliver Perez got a…
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Santiago Casilla back, Casey Fien pitching well
July 14, 2013 San Francisco Giants — Santiago Casilla was activated from the DL on Saturday and should resume his role as the set-up man ahead of Sergio Romo. Hierarchy change: Santiago Casilla to Set-up, Jeremy Affeldt to 2nd in line. . Closer . Set-Up . 2nd in line . 2014 Closer . Updated SF Sergio Romo…
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David Hernandez and Cody Allen record saves
July 13, 2013 Arizona Diamondbacks – As expected, Brad Ziegler was given the night off on Friday. However, it was David Hernandez, and not J.J. Putz, who got the save. J.J. Putz and Heath Bell were used to get through the 8th inning. Manager Kirk Gibson told Hernandez before the game that he was going…