Closer Monkey

Category: Boston Red Sox

  • JP Feyereisen enters the mix for the Rays

    May 24, 2021 Boston Red Sox – Matt Andriese pitched with the Red Sox down by 4 runs on Sunday, as the team continues to look elsewhere for higher-leverage situations. We’re going to move Darwinzon Hernandez into his spot on the hierarchy; the lefty has been much better than Andriese as of late. Updated hierarchy:…

  • Gabe Kapler: committee enthusiast

    May 7, 2021 San Francisco Giants – Manager Gabe Kapler has effectively placed the committee asterisk on the Giants bullpen, saying Wednesday that Tyler Rogers will be in the ninth-inning mix more often. We’ll keep Jake McGee at the top for now, but he has had a rough time of late, allowing seven earned runs…

  • Sean Doolittle turns back the clock to 2019

    April 28, 2021 Cincinnati Reds — Sean Doolittle came through in a big way for the Reds on Tuesday, throwing a perfect ninth inning to record his first save since game one of the 2019 World Series. Lucas Sims and Tejay Antone both threw a lot of pitches on Monday and Amir Garrett can’t be…

  • Bryan Garcia nearly earns a Houdini

    April 15, 2021 Detroit Tigers — Up three in the eighth and facing the top of the Astros order, AJ Hinch turned to Gregory Soto, perhaps hoping that the 26-year-old could get a six-out save. But Soto loaded the bases (error, walk, hit) and even an inning-ending double play couldn’t get him a shot at…

  • 2021 AL East Preview

    March 3, 2021 Baltimore Orioles — It appears former first-round pick Hunter Harvey will get his chance to close, assuming he can stay healthy. He worked on building arm strength and durability during the offseason, and the O’s will be mindful of keeping him fresh, too. It’s not a very deep bullpen for the rebuilding…