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Sam Dyson, Jose Alvarado return from the IL
August 14, 2019 Minnesota Twins – The Twins activated Sam Dyson from the IL on Tuesday and immediately sent him into a high-leverage spot. Dyson responded with a perfect eighth inning ahead of Sergio Romo, who closed out a 7-5 win since Taylor Rogers was unavailable. Rogers has struggled when pitching a second consecutive day,…
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Jose Leclerc to remain as Rangers closer
August 7, 2019 Texas Rangers — Shawn Kelley should be activated from the IL today, but he will not assume the closer’s role. Chris Woodward said that Jose Leclerc has earned that spot and will continue to pitch the ninth inning. Expect Kelley to join Jesse Chavez, Brett Martin and rookie fireballer Emmanuel Clase as…
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Could Edwin Diaz be the next closer to lose his job?
August 4, 2019 New York Mets — Remember when Edwin Diaz’s ERA was 1.64 on May 28th? It’s probably hard for Mets’ fans and fantasy owners to remember that, especially after Diaz gave up two more runs last night to raise his ERA to 5.44. Diaz has now given up runs in four straight appearances. …
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Hunter Strickland dealt to Nationals
July 31, 2019 Seattle Mariners – Hunter Strickland’s time at the top of Seattle’s committee lasted about 10 minutes, as he too was dealt to the Nationals. We’ll see if Anthony Bass and Cory Gearrin last a little longer than Strickland did. Updated hierarchy: *Bass | Gearrin | Tuivailala. * = closer-by-committee
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Chris Martin is on the Braves and Archie Bradley is closing games
July 31, 2019 Atlanta Braves – The Braves acquired Chris Martin from the Rangers last night, though he is not expected to join the team in time for this afternoon’s game. Brian Snitker did not offer clarity on how he would deploy his newest arm, but current closer Luke Jackson didn’t help his own case…