Category: Tampa Bay Rays
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Young Manuel Rodriguez could be Chicago’s closer of the future
August 5, 2021 Chicago Cubs — 24-year-old rookie Manuel Rodriguez overcame the walk-off homer he gave up in his last appearance to convert his first career save in a 3-2 win on Wednesday. That’s the sort of thing that will get a guy into the hierarchy right away, and we’ll keep monitoring this situation to…
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Closers Diego Castillo and Brad Hand traded; hours left before trade deadline
July 30, 2021 Seattle Mariners — Days after trading closer Kendall Graveman to the Astros, the Mariners acquired Diego Castillo and will presumably plug him into the ninth-inning role right away. GM Jerry Dipoto said as much, though he acknowledged others could also factor in based on matchups. Paul Sewald, who has been amazing this…
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Diego Castillo traded to Seattle
July 29, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays — The second-place Rays traded their 2021 saves leader Diego Castillo to the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. With Pete Fairbanks going on the IL after injuring his shoulder last night, save opportunities should be split among a committee of Jeffrey Springs, Andrew Kittredge, Matt Wisler, and Drew Rasmussen. Note…
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Kenley Jansen suffers third straight blown save to start second half
July 23, 2021 Los Angeles Dodgers – Yikes. After another blown save Thursday, Kenley Jansen has now allowed seven earned runs since Wednesday (!) and eight overall this week after giving up just five all season. Thursday’s loss wasn’t all his fault, though. The Giants’ Jason Vosler was originally ruled out at second for the…
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Gregory Soto finding success for the Tigers
July 22, 2021 Detroit Tigers — Gregory Soto seems to be running away with the closer job in Detroit, and his fourth straight save will see him bid farewell to the committee asterisk. Updated hierarchy: Soto | Cisnero | Funkhouser. Arizona Diamondbacks — The seventh-inning role for Arizona is a revolving door to Reno, with…