Closer Monkey

Category: Colorado Rockies

  • Bard gets first save in 9 months

    July 8, 2023Colorado Rockies — With a 3 run lead in the 8th inning the Rockies gave the ball to Justin Lawrence, which left the 9th inning for Daniel Bard. Bard converted for his first save on the year and his first since October of 2022. This wasn’t purely matchup based, as Lawrence got the…

  • Chapman Traded and Daniel Hudson returns

    July 1, 2023 Texas Rangers — Aroldis Chapman was traded to the Texas Rangers last night in the first major move of trade deadline season. Chapman re-discovered some of the fire that made him the top closer in the game a few years ago, sporting a 16.45 K/9 and a 2.45 ERA. This would normally…

  • Scott McGough takes the reins in Arizona

    June 22, 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks — This is now Scott McGough’s committee to lead after a dominant two-inning, four-strikeout save on Wednesday. McGough has now gone 15 straight appearances (20.1 IP) without allowing an earned run. Updated hierarchy: *McGough | Chafin | Castro.* = closer-by-committee New York Yankees — Clay Holmes did in fact get Wednesday…

  • Winn records first career save

    June 14, 2023 Colorado Rockies – Matt Carasiti nearly got his second Major League save 24 hours after securing his first Major League save, but he had to settle for a 10th-inning hold instead. After Carasiti allowed a leadoff homer that brought Boston within one, he induced a groundout and issued a walk. Bud Black…

  • Matt Carasiti, Ricky Karcher, Ken Waldichuk: a trifecta of first-career saves

    June 13, 2023 Colorado Rockies – Matt Carasiti was drafted by the Rockies in 2012. Then, in late 2022, he was re-signed by the Rockies to a minor league contract. In the 10 years in between, he had two cups of coffee in the bigs (2016 and 2019) amidst stops in eight other places, including…