Category: Kansas City Royals
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Greg Holland is likely to need Tommy John surgery
September 25, 2015 Kansas City Royals — Former All-Star closer Greg Holland is out for the year with what’s being called a “significant” tear in his right UCL, meaning Tommy John surgery is the likely option. Manager Ned Yost believes that Holland suffered the tear last August, meaning that he pitched through the World Series and most of this year with…
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Royals, Tigers name new closers
September 23, 2015 Kansas City Royals – Manager Ned Yost announced on Tuesday that Wade Davis will close for the Royals for the remainder of the season and the playoffs. Greg Holland will miss time with elbow soreness, and Yost doesn’t have a defined role for him right now. In the meantime, Yost said that Kelvin…
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Wade Davis to close for the Royals
September 22, 2015 Kansas City Royals – Wade Davis will close for the Royals for the remainder of the season and the playoffs, Ned Yost announced this afternoon. Greg Holland has some elbow soreness, and has been far less effective than Davis this season overall. If Davis is unowned in your league, grab him now,…
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Noe Ramirez gets the 8th inning in Boston
September 21, 2015 Boston Red Sox – Noe Ramirez picked up his second hold of the season on Sunday, pitching the 8th ahead of Robbie Ross. Consider him a candidate for another hold or two in the season’s final weeks. Updated hierarchy: Ross | Ramirez | Machi. Kansas City Royals – Danny Duffy picked up…
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Wade Davis could be closing for the Royals very soon
September 19, 2015 Kansas City Royals — It wasn’t long ago that Greg Holland and Jamaal Charles would have welcomed being compared to each other, but sic transit gloria Missouri. Serious concerns over Holland’s velocity and reliability deepened Friday night after an extra-inning blown save that included a bases-loaded walk; although Ned Yost was silent after the…