Year: 2015
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Casilla and Rivero record saves
October 4, 2015 San Francisco Giants — Santiago Casilla recorded his 38th save of the season last night, and also reached 55 games finished. As a result, his 2016 option vested and he will earn an additional $1 million next year. Hierarchy remains: Casilla | Romo | Strickland. Oakland A’s — Felix Doubront pitched a scoreless bottom of…
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Greg Holland out for 2016; Matt Albers finishing strong
October 3, 2015 Chicago White Sox – Matt Albers got the 8th inning ahead of David Robertson on Friday night, pitching a clean frame to earn his 6th hold and lower his ERA to 1.21. Nate Jones, meanwhile, hasn’t pitched in over a week. Updated hierarchy: Robertson | Albers | Jones. Kansas City Royals –…
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Dellin Betances and Luis Garcia head a bumper crop of save vultures
October 2, 2015 Washington Nationals — Felipe Rivero grabbed the first save chance for the post-Papelbon Nationals, delivering two perfect innings and earning praise from Matt Williams. Meanwhile, Bryce Harper and Max Scherzer have honored Papelbon with a new handshake, and Nats fans are pledging thousands of dollars to charity if the team cuts their ex-closer and eats…
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Joe Smith is back; Brad Ziegler becomes a dad
October 1, 2015 Los Angeles Angels – Eleven days after spraining his ankle, Joe Smith was back on Wednesday to pitch the final out of the 9th inning. The Angels had already given up the lead, but seeing Smith back has to be encouraging for a team that lost their primary closer and setup man…
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Matt Albers impressing down the stretch
September 30, 2015 Chicago White Sox — Matt Albers has quietly put together a streak of 21.1 scoreless innings since Aug. 5, which is the longest active streak in baseball. He earned his fourth hold in as many appearances on Tuesday, and has now moved ahead of Zach Duke. Updated Hierarchy: Robertson | Jones |…