Category: New York Yankees
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Brett Cecil collects first save; Edward Mujica struggles
April 29, 2015 Toronto Blue Jays –After being named the Blue Jays’ closer early Tuesday, Brett Cecil picked up his first save of the season. Hierarchy remains: Cecil | Osuna | Loup. Boston Red Sox –Not only was Edward Mujica awful on Tuesday, but he was awful in the fourth inning. He balked twice and allowed…
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John Axford gets the first post-Ottavino save chance for Colorado
April 28, 2015 Colorado Rockies — As we told you last night, John Axford was first in line to get a save opportunity with Adam Ottavino headed to the disabled list. Rafael Betancourt could also get some chances, but if you must ride with a Rockies closer, the Ax Man is the choice. And we’re sorry.…
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Tyler Clippard blows a save; Keone Kela ascends
April 27, 2015 Oakland A’s — Oakland’s bullpen has been struggling lately, turning Evan Scribner into an eighth-inning fixture, and leading Bob Melvin to give Ryan Cook the seventh-inning role in his season debut. Cook pitched well, but Tyler Clippard blew the save. Clippard has enough good will built up, though, that he’s not on the Hot Seat…
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Weekly Hot Seat Update: April 24, 2015
This week, we’ll spotlight the Pirates and check in on the four committees on our depth chart. Pittsburgh Pirates We’ve already written a lot about Mark Melancon’s velocity. Now, we’ll look at the arms behind him. But before we dive in, let’s state one thing up front so the rest of this section doesn’t get…
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Joe Nathan out for year; Mark Melancon picks up save despite continued low velocity
April 24, 2015 Detroit Tigers – Former closer Joe Nathan, the active leader in saves and the second-oldest player in the AL, is out for the season with a torn UCL in his pitching elbow. Nathan suffered the injury on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday morning. Although Nathan will require a second Tommy John surgery, he insists…