Closer Monkey

Category: Arizona Diamondbacks

  • Greg Holland out as closer in Arizona

    July 28, 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks – Torey Lovullo said this morning that Greg Holland would no longer handle the 9th inning for the DBacks. He didn’t name a replacement, saying things will be matchup-based at the outset, but consider it likely that Yoshihisa Hirano and Yoan Lopez will be prominently involved. Also keep an eye…

  • Diamondbacks to discuss how bad Greg Holland is before today’s game

    July 27, 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks — Greg Holland’s struggles continued as he blew a save and took the loss last night. This follows a Wednesday outing where he walked the only two hitters he faced, and has led to some speculation that Arizona may either replace him at closer or trade for a more reliable…

  • Freddy Peralta earns a save in Milwaukee

    July 25, 2019 New York Mets — Rumors of Edwin Diaz’s trade availability should be discounted; the closer simply isn’t pitching well enough to warrant the price the Mets are apparently seeking. Behind Diaz, Jeurys Familia continues to be terrible, and Mickey Callaway continues to have no idea what to do about it. Hierarchy remains:…

  • Greg Holland bounces back

    July 7, 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks — With the Diamondbacks up two in the bottom of the eighth, it was Greg Holland warming up for the save chance.  Holland rewarded his manager’s confidence with a scoreless inning for his 13th save of the season.   Holland did give up a pair of hits but he did not…

  • Mickey Callaway refuses to even attempt the Roommate Switch

    July 6, 2019 New York Mets — Edwin Diaz’s frustrating season continued last night as he entered a tied game in the ninth and got tagged for four runs. After the game, Mickey Callaway said he’d consider a switch at closer if somebody else could do a better job. At this point, that list includes…