Closer Monkey

Category: Kansas City Royals

  • Aaron Crow now the set-up man in Kansas City

    June 28, 2012 San Francisco Giants – Sergio Romo picked up his fourth save of the season on Wednesday.  Both Santiago Casilla and Jeremy Affeldt had pitched the night before, and in 4 of the last 5.  No hierarchy change. |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2013 Closer |Updated SF |Casilla |Affeldt |Romo |Wilson |6/28/12 |Wilson(DL)…

  • Carlos Marmol wins closer job back; Koji Uehara injured

    June 16, 2012 Texas Rangers – The Rangers placed Koji Uehara on the disabled list yesterday.  Young lefty Robbie Ross is having an outstanding season and is the most likely candidate to inherit the 7th inning role.  Hierarchy change: Robbie Ross to 2nd in line, Koji Uehara to DL.   |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line…

  • Heath Bell close to losing his job; Brian Fuentes as temporary closer

    May 3, 2012 Oakland A’s – Grant Balfour threw 29 pitches in blowing a save on Tuesday, and has been dealing with a sore back, so Brian Fuentes picked up the save in his absence on Wednesday.  But while Balfour remains on the Hot Seat, this isn’t an indication that he’s lost his job yet.  If his…

  • Greg Holland to the DL; Cordero earns save for Blue Jays

    April 23, 2012 Boston Red Sox – After Daniel Bard’s turn in the rotation was rained out on Sunday night, Bobby Valentine announced he will use Bard to bolster the back end of the team’s bullpen — but also vowed that Bard will still make his next scheduled start on Friday. Another debacle like Saturday’s, however, and Bard might wrest the…

  • Late inning roles for Miguel Batista, Mitchell Boggs

    April 11, 2012 New York Mets- The Mets had an uneventful game, bullpen-wise, on Tuesday.  However, earlier this week, Terry Collins surprisingly indicated that Miguel Batista would be his 9th inning man on any days when Frank Francisco and Jon Rauch are unavailable.  Hierarchy change: Miguel Batista to 2nd in line, replacing Ramon Ramirez. |Closer |Set-Up…