Washington Nationals – Davey Johnson said before Tuesday’s game that he was moving Henry Rodriguez to a “less demanding” role. While Tyler Clippard expressed that he badly wants the chance to close, Johnson told Washington Post reporter Adam Kilgore that he still liked Clippard as a high-leverage set-up guy, and that he would base the 9th inning on match-ups and whoever was healthy. With two saves in the past week, Sean Burnett has the inside track, with Craig Stammen also in the mix along with Clippard. Hierarchy change: Sean Burnett to Closer, Craig Stammen to Set-up, Tyler Clippard to 2nd in line.
|Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2013 Closer |Updated
WAS |Burnett |Stammen |Clippard |Storen |5/22/12
|Storen(DL) |Lidge (DL) |