Category: Miami Marlins
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2020 NL East Preview
February 26, 2020 Atlanta Braves — The Braves picked up a trio of veteran relievers late in 2019, and those three righties — Mark Melancon, Shane Greene, and Chris Martin — will make up the core of their bullpen in 2020, along with offseason signing Will Smith. There’s pretty good depth here, too, with Darren…
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Daniel Hudson picks up a pair of saves
September 25, 2019 Washington Nationals – Daniel Hudson saved both games of the doubleheader yesterday. Sean Doolittle picked up a hold in game one by pitching a scoreless 8th inning. Hudson has six straight scoreless appearances, recording four saves during that time, but he still thinks they need Doolittle as their closer. The Nationals have…
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A bunch of late September vulture saves
September 23, 2019 New York Mets — Seth Lugo got used ahead of Justin Wilson again, facing the middle of the Reds’ order. This has become a pattern of sorts, so we’ll throw an asterisk on here for the last week of the season. Robert Gsellman is also nearing a return. Updated hierarchy: Lugo |…
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James Karinchak debuts and keeps racking up strikeouts
September 15, 2019 Cleveland Indians – James Karinchak made his debut yesterday and did not disappoint. He recorded three strikeouts in 1.1 innings of work (although he actually recorded five outs since one of his strikeouts reached on a wild pitch). With Brad Hand out at least through today and Nick Goody (at least 1…
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The struggles continue for Brad Hand
September 5, 2019 Cleveland Indians – Given a four-run lead, Brad Hand gave up a two-run homer, then loaded the bases with one out in the ninth. Nick Wittgren came in to bail him out, but it was Oscar Mercado who really deserved the save. Hierarchy remains: Hand | Goody | Wittgren. San Francisco Giants…