Closer Monkey

Closer Monkey | 2026

  • Twins to trade Taylor Rogers to Padres

    April 7, 2022 Minnesota Twins — The Twins are trading Taylor Rogers to the Padres, which means the Twins will go into Opening Day without their projected closer. Emilio Pagan is heading to Minnesota as part of the deal. We’ll slap a committee tag on a hierarchy that will be feature Pagan, Tyler Duffey and…

  • Rangers shake up their bullpen while the A’s try to find the next Josh Hader

    April 6, 2022 Texas Rangers – In a flurry of bullpen roster moves, the Rangers sent Spencer Patton to Triple-A, placed Garrett Richards on the IL, and added Greg Holland to the roster.  Unfortunately, this doesn’t do much to clarify who will be getting saves for the Rangers when the season begins.  We will move…

  • Spring Training Update Reloaded

    4/4/2022 Miami Marlins – The other side of the Cole Sulser trade is leading to an unsettled situation in Miami. Furthermore, we learned recently that Dylan Floro wouldn’t be ready to start the year but it shouldn’t be too long before he’s back in the mix. For now, count on Sulser with a slight lead…

  • Dillon Tate to inherit Baltimore’s 10 saves

    April 3, 2022 Baltimore Orioles — Baltimore traded away Cole Sulser and Tanner Scott on Sunday, leading to wholesale changes in their late-innings hierarchy. It looks like Dillon Tate is most like to close, with Paul Fry and Jorge Lopez also in the mix.  Updated hierarchy: Tate | Fry | Lopez.

  • Craig Kimbrel headed to the Dodgers

    April 1, 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers — It’s no April Fools’ joke; Craig Kimbrel is headed to LA, where he’s expected to close games. This will free Blake Treinen to be used in various high-leverage spots, with Daniel Hudson and Brusdar Graterol also taking important innings. Updated hierarchy: Kimbrel | Treinen | Hudson. Chicago White…

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