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2018 Closer Monkey Donation Drive
Dear reader, If you clicked on this, it means you’ve gotten out. And if you’ve come this far, maybe you’re willing to come a little further. You remember the name of the Paypal account, right? I could use a good man to help get my project on wheels. I’ll keep an eye out for you…
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Jeremy Jeffress vultures save for Brewers
August 1, 2018 Milwaukee Brewers – After Joakim Soria pitched a clean eighth inning, Jeremy Jeffress closed out a 1-0 win in the ninth to collect his fourth save of the season. Craig Counsell said after the game that Jeffress got the ninth instead of Corey Knebel because of the righties that were coming to the…
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From Matt Anderson to Joel Zumaya: An A to Z List of the Closers Who Couldn’t Quite Hack It
They’re the placekickers of Major League Baseball. The entire team goes out, does its job, and then one guy can screw everything up. Closers are volatile fantasy creatures — it’s why this site exists, after all. But they’re far more fascinating as players, and that goes double when they’re especially weird or terrible. Over the…
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Trade Deadline Buy/Sell: National League
July 18, 2018 Special Update (Part 2 of 2 — read the American League review here) —– Glossary: BUY+: This player has a strong chance (at least 50%) of becoming a closer by the trade deadline. BUY: This player has a small chance (at least 20%) of becoming a closer by the trade deadline. SELL:…
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Kelvin Herrera is a closer once again (for now)
July 11, 2018 Washington Nationals – The Nationals placed Sean Doolittle on the DL yesterday with a left toe injury. Kelvin Herrera will take over the ninth inning in Doolittle’s absence. Updated hierarchy: Herrera | Madson | Kintzler. Tampa Bay Rays – With Chaz Roe on the DL, look for Diego Castillo to take over Roe’s role…