Year: 2015
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Weekly Hot Seat update: May 1, 2015
Hot Seat spotlight: This week, the spotlight shines on Steve Cishek, who has struggled with both command and velocity in the early going. To the naked eye, Cishek hasn’t been quite as bad as his 9.82 ERA suggests. Take away his two worst outings, and he’s only allowed one run and three baserunners in six appearances.…
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Adam Ottavino ‘definitely worried’ about injury; Casey Fien hits DL
May 1, 2015 Minnesota Twins – Twins setup man Casey Fien was placed on the disabled list due to soreness in his shoulder. For now, we’ll slide Aaron Thompson to the first-in-line slot and Blaine Boyer behind him, but keep an eye on Brian Duensing, who could be activated from the DL this weekend and…
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Jumbo Diaz highlights Ohio’s bullpen troubles
April 30, 2015 Cincinnati Reds – Jumbo Diaz had another tough outing on Wednesday, highlighted by a Ryan Braun grand slam that put the game out of reach. Diaz didn’t blow a lead, as he entered the eighth inning with the Reds down a run, but he did run his ERA to a bloated 9.72.…
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Brett Cecil collects first save; Edward Mujica struggles
April 29, 2015 Toronto Blue Jays –After being named the Blue Jays’ closer early Tuesday, Brett Cecil picked up his first save of the season. Hierarchy remains: Cecil | Osuna | Loup. Boston Red Sox –Not only was Edward Mujica awful on Tuesday, but he was awful in the fourth inning. He balked twice and allowed…
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Brett Cecil officially closing in Toronto again
April 28, 2015 Toronto Blue Jays – In comments prior to Tuesday’s game, John Gibbons announced that he would return to using Brett Cecil in the closer’s role, with Roberto Osuna and Aaron Loup backing him up. Miguel Castro will get some less strenuous work for a time. Updated hierarchy: Cecil | Osuna | Loup.