Closer Monkey

Closer Monkey | 2026

  • Sergio Romo traded to Minnesota; Nick Anderson should close for Miami

    July 27, 2019 Minnesota Twins — Sergio Romo has been traded to Minnesota and could compete for saves, but we think Taylor Rogers — eight years younger and with better numbers — will keep the ninth inning. We’ll throw the committee asterisk on for now as a hedge. Updated hierarchy: *Rogers | Romo | May.*…

  • Diamondbacks to discuss how bad Greg Holland is before today’s game

    July 27, 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks — Greg Holland’s struggles continued as he blew a save and took the loss last night. This follows a Wednesday outing where he walked the only two hitters he faced, and has led to some speculation that Arizona may either replace him at closer or trade for a more reliable…

  • Seth Lugo could be saving games even if Edwin Diaz isn’t traded

    July 26, 2019 New York Mets — Edwin Diaz’s rough season continued Thursday when he was struck in the left foot by a line drive off the bat of Manny Machado. X-rays after the game were negative, but for now consider Diaz day to day. If he has to miss any time, we expect Seth…

  • Freddy Peralta earns a save in Milwaukee

    July 25, 2019 New York Mets — Rumors of Edwin Diaz’s trade availability should be discounted; the closer simply isn’t pitching well enough to warrant the price the Mets are apparently seeking. Behind Diaz, Jeurys Familia continues to be terrible, and Mickey Callaway continues to have no idea what to do about it. Hierarchy remains:…

  • Not all vulture saves are created equal

    July 24, 2019 Boston Red Sox — Alex Cora tasked Brandon Workman to get a six-out save with the Sox leading the Rays, 5-2, on Tuesday. Workman breezed through the eighth inning on 12 pitches and got two outs in the ninth, but he ran into trouble and eventually exited the game with the bases…

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