Category: hot seat
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Another save for Kelvin Herrera; Jake McGee ascending
April 11, 2013 Kansas City Royals – Kelvin Herrera picked up his second save of the season on Wednesday, striking out three Twins in the process. Greg Holland had the night off after a heavy workload on Tuesday, and remains on the Hot Seat, especially given how impressive Herrera has been in the early going.…
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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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Greg Holland, Steve Cishek struggling
April 8, 2013 Miami Marlins – After getting knocked around in a non-save situation on Friday, Steve Cishek blew a save on Sunday, allowing 2 runs and taking the loss against the Mets. Cishek doesn’t have a ton of competition in the Miami bullpen. Mike Dunn got a couple saves last year, but is mostly…
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Carlos Marmol already on the verge of losing his job
April 2, 2013 Chicago Cubs – It took all of one game for reporters to start questioning Carlos Marmol’s role as the Cubs’ stopper. After taking over in the 9th inning, Marmol allowed three baserunners while only retiring one hitter before he was yanked for James Russell. Kyuji Fujikawa eventually got the one-out save. After…
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Steve Cishek gets shelled; Matt Thornton rising
September 19, 2012 Miami Marlins – Steve Cishek got knocked around on Tuesday night, eventually getting yanked after allowing three runs and only recording one out. Cishek’s ERA is now 9.95 for the month of August, pushing his season-long ERA up to nearly 3, which is probably where it should’ve been anyway, given his crummy…