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  • Diego Castillo, Anthony Swarzak return from the IL

    July 13, 2019 Tampa Bay Rays – The Rays activated Diego Castillo from the IL on Friday, with Chaz Roe replacing Castillo on an IL that already includes Jose Alvarado. Kevin Cash said that Castillo and Emilio Pagan will see the highest-leverage chances going forward. Meanwhile, Jose Alvarado is expected to miss six-to-eight weeks due…

  • At least Greg Holland didn’t give up any hits

    July 3, 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks — Greg Holland seemed well on his way to a save on Tuesday when he retired the first two Dodgers he faced in the ninth inning. He even got to 0-2 against the next batter before tossing four straight balls. Holland followed that by walking the next three hitters to…

  • Wade Davis is no Fernando Rodney right now

    June 29, 2019 Colorado Rockies — After Thursday’s brutal outing, Bud Black has said that the Rockies are “contemplating a few things” with regards to Wade Davis’ role in the bullpen, specifically pointing to his walk rate as a concern. Meanwhile, Scott Oberg’s excellent year continued last night, as he pitched a scoreless ninth in…

  • Carlos Martinez to close for the Cardinals

    June 26, 2019 St. Louis Cardinals – When the news that Jordan Hicks tore his UCL came out, we initially liked Carlos Martinez to be the closer. We moved John Gant ahead of Martinez based on comments from John Mozeliak, but now Mozeliak has changed course after talking with Mike Shildt and said yesterday that…

  • Taylor Rogers returns to the ninth inning for the Twins

    June 15, 2019 Minnesota Twins — Taylor Rogers made his first appearance since June 6, completing a 1-2-3 ninth inning in a 2-0 win over the Royals. Rogers, who had been dealing with back stiffness, revealed after the game that he was good to go almost the entire time despite the injury and could have…