Year: 2015
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Carson Smith ascending; Adam Ottavino out for the year
May 5, 2015 New York Yankees – After Chase Whitley tossed 7 innings of shutout ball, Chris Martin and Dellin Betances surrendered 3 runs between them. Martin was tagged with the loss and Betances credited with his first blown save of the year. With Andrew Miller getting some rest following a long outing last night,…
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Greg Holland set to return from DL
May 6, 2015 Kansas City Royals — Greg Holland will be activated from the disabled list on Wednesday and rejoin a bullpen that had done its part without its closer. While Ryan Madson moves off our hierarchy for the moment, he will still be an important part of the Royals’ late-inning plans, especially with a ruling on…
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Jordan Walden hits the DL; Miguel Castro sent down
May 4, 2015 St. Louis Cardinals – Jordan Walden has been placed on the disabled list with a biceps injury. Look for Seth Maness and Kevin Siegrist to carry more of the 8th inning load going forward. Updated hierarchy: Rosenthal | Maness | Siegrist. San Diego Padres – Recently-recalled Kevin Quackenbush got his first hold…
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Betances records save for Yankees
May 3, 2015 New York Yankees –Dellin Betances picked up his first save of the season yesterday. The Yankees wanted to give Andrew Miller the day off on Saturday and that allowed Betances to look dominant in the closers’ role for one night, as he struck out all four batters that he faced on only 14 pitches. Miller should…