Year: 2016
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Zach Duke looking sharp; was J.J. Hoover tipping pitches?
April 25, 2016 Chicago White Sox – Zach Duke had been used more like a LOOGY in the early going — he didn’t pitch a full inning in any of his first six outings — but he’s now had five straight outings where he’s gone an inning or more, including Sunday, when he pitched the…
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Tony Cingrani moves to top of Reds’ committee
April 24, 2016 Detroit Tigers — Francisco Rodriguez has been placed on the emergency family medical leave list. It’s unclear how long K-Rod will be out but Mark Lowe and Justin Wilson will see save changes while he out is gone. Hierarchy remains: Rodriguez | Lowe | J. Wilson. Cincinnati Reds — Blake Wood pitched pretty well yesterday, throwing 1.1 scoreless…
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Blake Wood becoming key in the Reds’ brutal bullpen
April 23, 2016 Cincinnati Reds — J.J. Hoover is having a very rough April. Even a relatively low-pressure outing, down three in the ninth, turned into a four-run, five-hit implosion. It’s unclear whether Hoover will still be on the team through the weekend, but we have to believe he’s not sniffing any save chances for a…
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Alex Colome becoming clear option at closer for Rays
April 22, 2016 Tampa Bay Rays — The days of Kevin Cash’s closer committee appear to be over, as Alex Colome has picked up a save in three straight games. Thursday, Colome was called upon in the middle of the ninth inning of a wild 12-8 game against the Red Sox. With two men on and one…
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Caleb Cotham to lead the committee in Cincinnati
April 21, 2016 Cincinnati Reds – In a meeting with manager Bryan Price, JJ Hoover was told that he would not be the closer going forward, but could still see some save chances. The Reds’ bullpen has a league-worst 6.04 ERA, so this is likely to be a wide-open committee. Our best bet to take…