Closer Monkey

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  • Pittsburgh Pirates, Evan Meek, Jason Grilli

    Pittsburgh Pirates- Evan Meek, the Pirates lone All Star in 2010, has been re-establishing himself as a reliable late-inning reliever since returning from the DL a few weeks ago.  Hierarchy change: Meek to 2nd in line, replacing Grilli. Visit our main page for more info.

  • Los Angeles Dodgers, Javy Guerra, Kenley Jansen

    Los Angeles Dodgers- With Javy Guerra getting the night off, it was Kenley Jansen, not Mike MacDougal, who picked up the save in last night’s Dodgers victory.  Guerra should resume closing tonight, though he’s been knocked around as of late.  Hierarchy change: Kenley Jansen to Set-up, Mike MacDougal to 2nd in line.  Javy Guerra to Hot…

  • San Diego Padres, Chad Qualls up, Luke Gregerson down

    San Diego Padres- After a rough patch that saw him fall out of the 8th inning role, Chad Qualls has re-established himself as the primary set-up man for Heath Bell.  Hierarchy change: Chad Qualls to Set-up, Luke Gregerson to 2nd in line.   Visit our main page for more info.

  • Baltimore Orioles, Jim Johnson in, Kevin Gregg out

    Baltimore Orioles- ALERT!  Jim Johnson picked up the save tonight.  Kevin Gregg was available, having not pitched in three days, so it appears that the Orioles have finally handed the job to the hard-throwing sinkerballer.  Hierarchy change: Jim Johnson to Closer, Kevin Gregg to Set-up.  Visit our main page for more info.