Closer Monkey

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  • Joe Smith establishing himself in Indians’ bullpen

    April 12, 2012 Cleveland Indians- The middle-inning portion of the Indians bullpen continues to be shaky, as lefty specialist Rafael Perez had a bad outing on Wednesday.  Joe Smith, who in past years has been used exclusively against righties, has been one of the few steady arms thus far, and this year is being used against…

  • David Robertson setting up; Alexi Ogando’s role

    April 7, 2012 New York Yankees- David Robertson’s mild foot injury cost him some work early in spring training, and the Yankees hinted that Rafael Soriano would set up as a result, but Robertson appears to be fine; in their first game, the Yanks went with Soriano in the 7th and Robertson in the 8th.  Hierarchy…

  • Winter dealings: Melancon, Bell, Street, Santos, etc

    Lots of winter moves to report.  Visit our main page for more info. Boston Red Sox- The Red Sox acquired Mark Melancon from the Houston Astros, and the righty will move into the closer’s role.  The Red Sox have not yet determined a role for Daniel Bard, who may be moving to the rotation.  Hierarchy change:…