Year: 2017
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Mark Melancon about to return for the Giants, but will his elbow hold up?
August 12, 2017 San Francisco Giants – Mark Melancon should be activated from the DL on Saturday, but Bruce Bochy doesn’t sound terribly confident in his abilities yet, calling him merely “pitchable.” Although Bochy stresses that Melancon will close again soon, for now the $62 million man will start in lower-leverage roles. We want to be sure…
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Bud Norris out as Angels closer
August 11, 2017 Los Angeles Angels — Manager Mike Scioscia said it’s time to “take a step back” from Bud Norris, who after allowing three runs Thursday has now allowed 13 earned runs over his last 4.2 IP. He later walked it back a bit by saying he’d “take a half step back and exhale.” Soft landing,…
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Bud Norris out as Angels closer; Cam Bedrosian likely has best shot to close
August 11, 2017 Los Angeles Angels — For the first time as the team’s closer, Bud Norris came into the game with a slim lead in the eighth inning instead of the ninth. He promptly allowed two home runs to tie the game, giving him 13 earned runs in his last 4.2 IP. After Mike Trout…
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Matt Belisle with another scoreless ninth; watch for the return of Glen Perkins
August 10, 2017 Minnesota Twins — Yeah, Matt Belisle struck out the side for his third scoreless ninth in four days, and his sixteenth straight appearance without an earned run. Sure looks like the closer to us. Glen Perkins should be back next week, but probably won’t challenge for the job right away. Updated hierarchy:…
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Yes, Bud Norris is still the Angels’ closer
August 9, 2017 Los Angeles Angels — Keynan Middleton overcame a solo home run to pick up his first career save. Bud Norris hadn’t pitched since Sunday, but after Tuesday’s win Mike Scioscia said that he wanted to give Norris and Blake Parker a night off because they’ve pitched so much. Norris has struggled lately,…