Category: Kansas City Royals
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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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Jonny Venters back on track; Craig Stammen and Kelvin Herrera pick up saves
September 30, 2012 Kansas City Royals – Kelvin Herrera picked up a save in the 14th inning on Saturday. Greg Holland blew the save in the 9th, but his job is not in jeopardy. No hierarchy change. |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2013 Closer |Updated KC |Holland |Herrera |Crow |Holland |9/30/12 |Soria(DL) | Atlanta…
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Josh Kinney, Junichi Tazawa ascending
September 23, 2012 Boston Red Sox – Junichi Tazawa pitched the 9th inning in a tie game on Saturday. He’s been the most reliable Boston reliever over the last few weeks, including Andrew Bailey, and has earned the trust of Bobby Valentine. Hierarchy change: Junichi Tazawa to Set-up, Vicente Padilla to 2nd in line. |Closer…