Category: Chicago White Sox
-
Kendall Graveman looks like the man in Seattle
July 1, 2021 New York Yankees — It’s all about roster construction. When the Mets were down 12 with the bases loaded in the eighth inning on Wednesday night, they had the luxury of turning to converted outfielder Albert Almora, who scattered a walk, hit batsman, and homer around three outs, slamming the door with…
-
Jose Alvarado is about to be the Phillies’ closer
June 24, 2021 Philadelphia Phillies — Hector Neris is about to lose his job, and Jose Alvarado will be the one taking it. A third blown save in five outings for Neris led Joe Girardi to say he’ll take Thursday’s off day to “think about” making a change. It’s all but official, though, and with…
-
Kendall Graveman returns to Seattle
June 12, 2021 Seattle Mariners — Kendall Graveman was activated from the IL yesterday, although he didn’t get a chance to pitch in a blowout loss. As a part of the move, Kenyan Middleton was optioned to AAA. Graveman immediately jumps to the top of the committee to hopefully pick up right where he left…
-
Welcome back to the Baltimore hierarchy, Cole Sulser
June 2, 2021 Baltimore Orioles – The Orioles snapped their 14-game losing streak on Tuesday, but with Paul Fry unavailable, Cole Sulser pitched the ninth to earn his first save of the season. Sulser has strung together eight straight scoreless appearances to lower his ERA to 1.74 and has pitched a lot better lately than…
-
JP Feyereisen moves to the top of Tampa’s committee
June 1, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays – JP Feyereisen now has five appearances for the Rays: a 6th inning debut, followed by four straight 9th inning save chances, of which he has converted three. (In the fourth, he gave up a run and blew the save, but stayed on and pitched the 10th for the…