Category: Miami Marlins
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Sergio Romo traded to Minnesota; Nick Anderson should close for Miami
July 27, 2019 Minnesota Twins — Sergio Romo has been traded to Minnesota and could compete for saves, but we think Taylor Rogers — eight years younger and with better numbers — will keep the ninth inning. We’ll throw the committee asterisk on for now as a hedge. Updated hierarchy: *Rogers | Romo | May.*…
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Kenley Jansen hurts his ankle and blows a save
July 17, 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers — Kenley Jansen took a comebacker off his right ankle, then gave up four straight hits to blow a two-run lead. After the game, he was noticeably limping and blamed the injury for the loss. Pedro Baez has been struggling, but if Jansen hits the IL tomorrow, it’s probably…
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Greg Holland bounces back
July 7, 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks — With the Diamondbacks up two in the bottom of the eighth, it was Greg Holland warming up for the save chance. Holland rewarded his manager’s confidence with a scoreless inning for his 13th save of the season. Holland did give up a pair of hits but he did not…
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Wade Davis bounces back, Jose Alvarado returns.
June 30, 2019 Colorado Rockies — Wade Davis struck out a pair in a perfect ninth inning yesterday to pick up the save. Davis threw nine of his twelve pitches for strikes and it was especially encouraging because the game was in Colorado, where he has really struggled this year. It’s worth noting that Scott…
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Wade Davis is no Fernando Rodney right now
June 29, 2019 Colorado Rockies — After Thursday’s brutal outing, Bud Black has said that the Rockies are “contemplating a few things” with regards to Wade Davis’ role in the bullpen, specifically pointing to his walk rate as a concern. Meanwhile, Scott Oberg’s excellent year continued last night, as he pitched a scoreless ninth in…