Category: hot seat
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Andrew Bailey back with Boston, while the heat goes up on Jim Johnson
May 21, 2013 Boston Red Sox — Andrew Bailey was reactivated in time for Monday’s loss to the White Sox. Although he will return to the closer’s seat immediately, John Farrell is likely to limit his workload, at least initially. Hierarchy change: Andrew Bailey to Closer, Junichi Tazawa to Set-up, Koji Uehara to 2nd in line. . Closer . Set-Up…
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Steve Cishek pulled from save opportunity as Mike Dunn cleans up mess
May 20, 2013 Oakland A’s – Grant Balfour and Sean Doolittle both had the day off on Sunday after pitching the previous two days, so Ryan Cook got the call in the 9th inning. The righty made it interesting, allowing two runners to reach, but ultimately locked down his first save of the season. No…
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Jansen used in 8th, Axford picks up win.
May 19, 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers – With 1 out in the 8th and the Dodgers up 1, Don Mattingly went to Kenley Jansen. Jansen immediately gave up a 2 run homer to Evan Gattis and ended up taking the loss. Mattingly will continue to use his best reliever Jansen in high pressure situations. For…
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Brandon Lyon re-establishing himself; Fernando Rodney struggling
May 17, 2013 Detroit Tigers – After taking the loss on Wednesday, Al Alburquerque was sent to the minors to work on his control. With 26 Ks in 14.1 innings, Alburquerque has electric stuff, but he’d walked 13 batters and thrown six wild pitches, good to lead the majors (which is hard to do as…
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Brandon League barely hanging on to his job; Heath Bell blows a save
May 13, 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers – Brandon League entered Sunday’s game with the Dodgers up by four, and promptly allowed two runs to score before nailing down the final out. His ERA climbed to 6.28 after the crummy outing, and he remains firmly on the Hot Seat. One more bad outing, and Kenley Jansen…