Category: Chicago White Sox
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Craig Kimbrel traded across town, will split save opportunities with Liam Hendriks
July 30, 2021 Chicago Cubs — Score another one for the Vulture Trade Watch, although it didn’t take a genius to predict Craig Kimbrel was headed out the door at Wrigley. In his absence, we expect some combination of Rex Brothers and Dan Winkler to handle the ninth until Rowan Wick can come back and…
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Closers Diego Castillo and Brad Hand traded; hours left before trade deadline
July 30, 2021 Seattle Mariners — Days after trading closer Kendall Graveman to the Astros, the Mariners acquired Diego Castillo and will presumably plug him into the ninth-inning role right away. GM Jerry Dipoto said as much, though he acknowledged others could also factor in based on matchups. Paul Sewald, who has been amazing this…
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Diego Castillo MIA thus far; AJ Minter sent down
July 19, 2021 Cleveland Indians – While James Karinchak and Emmanuel Clase got the day off after pitching in two straight, Bryan Shaw apparently had enough gas to pitch his 3rd straight game; he got the 9th inning and picked up the save. Hierarchy remains: Karinchak | Clase | Shaw. New York Mets – After…
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Trade Deadline Buy/Sell: American League
July 15, 2021 Special Update (Part 1 of 2 — check back later for the National League) —–Glossary:BUY+: This player has a strong chance (at least 50%) of becoming a closer by the trade deadline.BUY: This player has a small chance (at least 20%) of becoming a closer by the trade deadline.SELL: This player has…
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Matt Foster, Josh Osich grab saves as first half comes to a close
July 12, 2021 Chicago White Sox – Matt Foster picked up his first big league save, logging the final two outs in an extra inning game. Foster won’t likely get many high-leverage chances going forward. Hierarchy remains: Hendriks | Burr | Crochet. Cincinnati Reds – With Heath Hembree unavailable, the Reds pieced their way through…