Category: Cleveland Guardians
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Ken Giles picks up first career save in Papelbon’s absence
September 21, 2014 Cleveland Indians – Marc Rzepczynski picked up a four out save last night. Rzepczynski came on with two men on base in the 8th inning and the Indians up four runs. He struck out the only batter he faced in the 8th and then pitched a 1-2-3 9th to record his first save…
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John Axford claimed by Pirates; Brian Wilson gets knocked around
August 15, 2014 Cleveland Indians – The Indians placed John Axford on waivers earlier this month, and yesterday, he was claimed by the Pirates, who will pick up the remaining $1.1 million of his salary. We’ll leave him off the Pirates hierarchy until we see how they’re going to use him, but in Cleveland, look for…
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Papelbon placed on waivers; Axford earns a save
August 5, 2014 Philadelphia Phillies — Jonathan Papelbon was placed on waivers Monday and is expected to clear on Wednesday. That will free him up for a trade, though he will only waive his no-trade clause if he can close elsewhere. Those options are few and far between, but if a trade is worked out, Ken…
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Trade Deadline Buy/Sell Report: American League
SPECIAL UPDATE: TRADE DEADLINE BUY/SELL REPORT (PART ONE OF TWO) July 15, 2014 Glossary BUY+: This player has a large chance of becoming a closer by the trade deadline. BUY: This player has a small chance of becoming a closer by the trade deadline. SELL: This player has a small chance of losing his closer…
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Rays committee continues to baffle; DL moves aplenty across majors
June 17, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays – Committees can be maddening for fantasy owners, and Joe Maddon hasn’t helped matters by the way he has gone about the late innings. Joel Peralta pitched the seventh before giving way to Grant Balfour, who struggled through one out of the eighth. Jake McGee, who appeared to be…