Category: New York Mets

  • Jose Leclerc is out for now

    May 2, 2019 Texas Rangers — As we alerted you Wednesday afternoon, Jose Leclerc is getting a breather from the closer role, and either Chris Martin or Shawn Kelley should see the next chance. Martin has been pitching after Kelley all year, while Kelley has better numbers and some closing experience. Whichever direction the Rangers…

  • Jose Leclerc may not be the Rangers closer much longer

    May 1, 2019 Texas Rangers – Jose Leclerc’s struggles continued on Tuesday night, as he blew a 3-0 lead thanks to two doubles and two infield singles. He hasn’t pitched a clean inning since April 3, which is not optimal. After the game, Chris Woodward declined to outright remove Leclerc from the closer’s role. However,…

  • Emilio Pagan picks up another save

    April 24, 2019 Tampa Bay Rays – Emilio Pagan picked up his second save in as many days, striking out two of the three hitters he faced in a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Kevin Cash praised Pagan after the game and noted that both Jose Alvarado and Diego Castillo will be available on Wednesday after two…

  • Anthony Swarzak secures save in Seattle debut

    April 3, 2019 Seattle Mariners – Anthony Swarzak was activated off the IL prior to Tuesday’s game. Scott Servais said that he expected Swarzak to get an inning of work in that contest, but what might not have been expected was the type of work Swarzak would get. After starter Marco Gonzales went 8.1 innings,…

  • Taylor Rogers records first save for volatile Twins bullpen

    March 29, 2019 Minnesota Twins — We begin with perhaps the most volatile bullpen situation in the big leagues. Game one of 162 proved just that, with lefty Taylor Rogers nailing down the final four outs for the first Twins save. We expected Rogers to content for some late-inning holds, but speculatively, we have to…