Year: 2016
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Huston Street headed to DL
April 28, 2016 Los Angeles Angels — Closer Huston Street suffered a strained oblique and is expected to be placed on the DL. Joe Smith picked up the save last night, and should continue to see save chances while Street is out. Updated hierarchy: Smith | Salas | Alvarez. New York Mets – As predicted in the…
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Huston Street expected to be placed on DL
April 28, 2016 Los Angeles Angels — Closer Huston Street suffered a strained oblique and is expected to be placed on the DL. Joe Smith picked up the save last night, and should continue to see save chances while Street is out. Updated hierarchy: Smith | Salas | Alvarez.
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Hector Neris rising in Phillies ‘pen
April 27, 2016 Philadelphia Phillies — Hector Neris pitched a clean eighth inning on Tuesday to lower his ERA to 0.75. Not only is he second on the Phillies with four holds, but he is also second among all MLB relievers with 20 strikeouts. The team believes that Neris is one of its best relievers,…
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Joaquin Benoit hits the disabled list
April 26, 2016 Pittsburgh Pirates – Colorado native A.J. Schugel came into the game hoping to hold the lead for Tony Watson and Mark Melancon, but pitched well enough that Clint Hurdle left him in after the Pirates scratched out a couple more runs. The 2.1 inning outing was Schugel’s first career save. Hierarchy remains: Melancon…
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Closer Hot Seat update: April 25, 2016
Welcome to our weekly Hot Seat column! Each week — usually on Mondays — we’ll update this space to give you an easy-to-reference guide on who might be closest to losing their jobs. Note that this isn’t necessarily a ranking of the best closers; rather, it’s a guide to job security. —– Latest update: April…