Year: 2013

  • Pedro Strop looking to get back on track; Mitchell Boggs continues to implode

    April 22, 2013 Baltimore Orioles – Nearly all season, Darren O’Day has served as the 8th inning man for the Orioles.  Pedro Strop was the go-to set-up man for Baltimore last year, but has struggled out of the box this year, having posted a 9.45 ERA through the season’s first three weeks.  He pitched yesterday…

  • Tommy Hunter picks up three inning save

    April 21, 2013 Baltimore Orioles – Tommy Hunter picked up a three inning save in the second game of the double header yesterday.  Hunter has pitched relatively well this season out of the bullpen, but he still does not currently factor into the Orioles late inning options. No hierarchy change. |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2014…

  • Scott Rice pitching well for Mets

    April 20, 2013 New York Mets – The Mets went to Scott Rice in the eighth inning last night up 3 runs, and he responded by pitching a 1-2-3 inning.  Rice has made 6 straight scoreless appearances and should continue to be used late in games for the Mets.  Hierarchy change:  Scott Rice to 2nd in…

  • Carlos Marmol surprising everyone by pitching well; Edward Mujica gets first save

    April 19, 2013 Chicago Cubs – James Russell is, overwhelmingly, the best reliever in the Cubs bullpen, but the young lefty, who hasn’t given up a run all season, still hasn’t appealed to Dale Sveum as a 9th inning reliever.  Last night, with the Cubs up four runs, it was Carlos Marmol who pitched the 9th,…

  • Mujica gets his first save for the Cardinals

    April 18, 2013 St. Louis Cardinals — As predicted, Edward Mujica got his chance to close tonight, and although he made things interesting with a couple singles to lead off the ninth, he managed to escape with the save. He should be the man in St. Louis going forward. Hierarchy change: Edward Mujica to Closer, Mitchell Boggs to Set-Up.…