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Xavier Cedeno nabs first career save after Brett Myers’s historic meltdown
June 19, 2012 Houston Astros – Brett Myers had a stunning outing on Monday, allowing 8 hits and 5 runs while only recording two outs. He threw 40 pitches– the most an Astros reliever has ever thrown without getting out of an inning– and was finally yanked for Xavier Cedeno, who picked up his first…
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Casey Janssen’s value rising as Sergio Santos suffers another setback
June 12, 2012 Toronto Blue Jays – Sergio Santos suffered another setback in his rehab this weekend and could be out until after the All Star break, or longer. Casey Janssen has performed well in his stead and with this news, his value continues to rise. No hierarchy change. |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2013 Closer…
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Tyler Clippard is clear-cut choice in Washington; Sergio Romo nabs a save
June 3, 2012 San Francisco Giants – Santiago Casilla is day-to-day after hurting his knee in Friday’s game, so the Giants used Javier Lopez and Sergio Romo to get through a 1-run 9th inning on Saturday, with Romo earning his first save of the year. Bruce Bochy told the San Francisco Chronicle that Casilla might be…
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Hisashi Iwakuma picks up 2nd save in 4 days, but is not a candidate to close for the Seattle Mariners.
June 2, 2012 Seattle Mariners – Hisashi Iwakuma has picked up two saves in his last two outings. However, his save on May 30th was of the 3 inning variety in a 21-8 win over the Texas Rangers, and his save today was in the 12th inning after Seattle had used most of their other relievers.…
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Sean Burnett, Tyler Clippard could enter closer-by-committee in Washington
May 22, 2012 Washington Nationals – Henry Rodriguez had to be bailed out again on Monday, as Sean Burnett came in for the 9th inning and got the final two outs for the save. The young righty, already on the Hot Seat, may be placed in to a committee, or worse. ”I’m going to sleep on it,…