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Closer Monkey | 2026

  • JP Feyereisen enters the mix for the Rays

    May 24, 2021 Boston Red Sox – Matt Andriese pitched with the Red Sox down by 4 runs on Sunday, as the team continues to look elsewhere for higher-leverage situations. We’re going to move Darwinzon Hernandez into his spot on the hierarchy; the lefty has been much better than Andriese as of late. Updated hierarchy:…

  • Kendall Graveman placed on the IL

    May 23, 2021 Seattle Mariners — Kendall Graveman was placed on the IL with no injury designation. This could mean that Graveman is another Mariner to be affected by the recent positive COVID tests to hit the club, but we’ll hopefully have more clarity on the situation soon. In the meantime, Rafael Montero should be…

  • Diego Castillo picks up another save for Rays while Brad Hand has an encouraging outing

    May 23, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays — Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless 9th inning yesterday to pick up his 8th save of the season.  The Rays have a deep bullpen, with newly acquired JP Feyereisen joining the mix with a scoreless 6th inning yesterday, but Castillo certainly appears to be closer.  We will see how…

  • The committee in Toronto remains unclear while Brad Hand’s struggles continue

    May 22, 2021 Toronto Blue Jays — The committee in Toronto continues to be murky, with Jordan Romano pitching the seventh inning of a tie game last night and Tyler Chatwood taking the ninth at home, where typically you would see a closer. Rafael Dolis was held out of the game after his long outing…

  • After Rafael Dolis meltdown, Jordan Romano could secure next save chance for Toronto

    May 21, 2021 Toronto Blue Jays — The way things were shaping up for Toronto on Thursday night, it looked as if there would be a committee leader change for the Blue Jays. Jordan Romano pitched a scoreless eighth inning ahead of Rafael Dolis, but Dolis ran into trouble in the ninth. He allowed two…

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