Category: hierarchy change
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Tanner Scheppers earns first save; Darren Oliver setting up in Toronto
June 30, 2012 Toronto Blue Jays – Darren Oliver pitched the 8th inning ahead of Casey Janssen on Friday, his fourth consecutive 8th inning hold. The ageless lefty is having the best season of his career, sporting a 1.59 ERA and 0.92 WHIP. Hierarchy change: Darren Oliver to Set-up, Francisco Cordero to 2nd in line.…
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Jake Diekman ascending after a steady June
June 29, 2012 Philadelphia Phillies – Chad Qualls was sent to the minors on Thursday. Jake Diekman has a 2.08 ERA in June and has been pitching in some higher-leverage late-inning spots as of late, and will move up to take Qualls’s place. Hierarchy change: Jake Diekman to 2nd in line, replacing Chad Qualls. |Closer…
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Aaron Crow now the set-up man in Kansas City
June 28, 2012 San Francisco Giants – Sergio Romo picked up his fourth save of the season on Wednesday. Both Santiago Casilla and Jeremy Affeldt had pitched the night before, and in 4 of the last 5. No hierarchy change. |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2013 Closer |Updated SF |Casilla |Affeldt |Romo |Wilson |6/28/12 |Wilson(DL)…
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Shawn Camp, Jeremy Affeldt ascending
June 27, 2012 Chicago Cubs – Shawn Camp pitched 1.1 innings on Tuesday, finishing the 7th and 8th innings ahead of Carlos Marmol. James Russell’s usage lately has been sporadic, as he’s often pitched in blowouts, or early in games, as he did yesterday. Hierarchy change: Shawn Camp to Set-up, James Russell to 2nd in…
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Jared Burton and Glen Perkins sharing closer role for Twins
June 26, 2012 Minnesota Twins – With two lefthanders due up in the 8th inning, the Twins summoned Glen Perkins, leaving the ninth to Jared Burton. Burton earned his second save in as many days, after Perkins got the first two opportunities last week in Matt Capps’s absence. The Twins will use a true committee…