Category: hierarchy change
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Rosenthal holds his 8th inning post; wholesale changes in Milwaukee
April 10, 2013 St. Louis Cardinals – A day after his bullpen completely melted down, Mike Matheny used his relievers the same way he had all season: Edward Mujica for the 7th, Trevor Rosenthal for the 8th, and Mitchell Boggs for the 9th. Matheny had said he would leave Boggs in the closer role for…
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Mitchell Boggs’s job in trouble; Jim Henderson closing in Milwaukee
April 9, 2013 St. Louis Cardinals – Mitchell Boggs had what he described as “the worst outing of my career” on Monday, as he turned a tie game into an eventual 9-run loss for the Cardinals. Skipper Mike Matheny suggested after the game that Boggs, despite also blowing a save last week, would still be…
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Axford out as Brewers closer, Jim Henderson to take over
April 8, 2013 Milwaukee Brewers – John Axford got a vote of confidence from manager Ron Roenicke after a rough outing on Wednesday, but after taking the loss in an extra-inning game over the weekend, it appears that Roenicke is ready to make a move. In a save situation this afternoon against the Cubs, it…
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Marmol out on Chicago’s North Side; Crain ascending in the South
April 7, 2013 Chicago Cubs — It seems that Carlos Marmol is finally done as the Cubs closer after giving up two home runs in the ninth to lose to Atlanta. Although Dale Sveum pointed out that Kyuji Fujikawa also pitched poorly on Saturday night, and offered Shawn Camp and James Russell as potential alternatives, we believe the…
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Brad Ziegler moving up in Arizona; more wackiness in Detroit
April 6, 2013 Detroit Tigers — Jim Leyland is just messing with us now, leaving long man Drew Smyly in for a four-inning save, as the Tigers slowly pulled away from the Yankees. No hierarchy change. |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2014 Closer |Updated DET |Coke |Benoit |Alburquerque|Rondon |4/6/13 Arizona Diamondbacks — Arizona has used Brad Ziegler…