Closer Monkey

Category: Chicago White Sox

  • Gregory Santos has forgettable outing

    August 17, 2023 Seattle Mariners – Matt Brash picked up his third save of the year, with Andres Munoz getting the day off. Ring the bell for the VSW. Hierarchy remains: Munoz | Brash | Topa. San Diego Padres – Scott Barlow has had a rough start to his Padres career, allowing 9 runs across…

  • Will Smith becoming clear leader in Texas; Tigers’ roles getting murkier

    August 8, 2023 Detroit Tigers – Alex Lange pitched the 8th inning last night in a game that the Tigers were losing by 8 runs, which feels like as good a time as any to highlight this AJ Hinch quote from the weekend, whereupon he gave Lange whatever the opposite of a vote of confidence…

  • Ryan Pressly experiencing some soreness

    August 7, 2023 Houston Astros – Ryan Pressly, who last pitched Friday, was unavailable for Sunday’s game on account of some soreness. With a day off today, it seems possible or even likely that he’ll be available again on Tuesday. But if not, then Bryan Abreu — who capably converted the save on Sunday —…

  • Erik Swanson and Will Smith record saves

    August 6, 2023 Toronto Blue Jays – A day after Jordan Hicks picked up his first save as a Blue Jay, Toronto went back to Erik Swanson.  Swanson gave up a run but benefited from the Red Sox getting doubled up off second base on a fly out to end the game.   It appears to…

  • Sure looks like a committee in Toronto

    August 3, 2023 Toronto Blue Jays – Erik Swanson earned the first save for the Blue Jays in the Jordan Hicks era, but it comes with the caveat that Hicks faced the heart of Baltimore’s order in the eighth. No swap to this hierarchy yet, but we’ll keep an eye on it. Hierarchy remains: *Hicks…