Closer Monkey

Year: 2016

  • Koji Uehara suffers right pectoral strain

    July 20, 2016 Boston Red Sox — The injury woes continued for the Boston bullpen on Tuesday as fill-in closer Koji Uehara left an eventual 4-0 win with a strained pectoral muscle. He will be reevaluated on Wednesday, but in the meantime Brad Ziegler will get the 9th if any save opportunities arise. Some good news…

  • Closer Monkey Donation Drive

    Closer Monkey is now almost five years old, and we’re continuing to grow. On the day of the All Star Game, we reached the same number of hits to the site in 2016 that we had in ALL of 2015. And don’t get us wrong — we are thrilled with the growth! But sending close…

  • Colorado suddenly has lots of good relievers

    July 19, 2016 Colorado Rockies – Between the emergence of Carlos Estevez, the recent returns of Jake McGee and Boone Logan from the disabled list, and the activation of Adam Ottavino after Tommy John surgery, the Rockies suddenly have a bunch of competent relievers to get them through the late innings. But even with all…

  • Diamondbacks committee off to a shaky start

    July 18, 2016 Arizona Diamondbacks – Sunday wasn’t a banner day for any of the three relievers vying for saves in the Arizona bullpen. In the 8th inning, the Diamondbacks held a comfortable 6-0 lead, but Daniel Hudson surrendered a two-run homer to Justin Turner before escaping the inning. Tyler Clippard came on for the…

  • Edwin Diaz emerging in Seattle

    July 17, 2016 Seattle Mariners — Edwin Diaz pitched the eighth inning in Saturday’s 1-0 win, striking out two and allowing just one hit. After the game, Scott Servais said that Diaz has “earned his trust,” but that Diaz hasn’t formally supplanted Joaquin Benoit in the eighth inning. Servais’ major concern is overusing Diaz, who is not…