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Closer Monkey | 2026

  • Chasen Bradford nabs a save for volatile Seattle pen

    April 1, 2019 Baltimore Orioles – Mychal Givens worked in and out of trouble in the 8th, and seemed headed toward a two-inning save after retiring the first two hitters in the 9th. But after a walk and two singles, Paul Fry was summoned to get the game’s final out. Brandon Hyde said before the…

  • Strickland hits the IL while Parker and Kennedy move to the top of their committees

    March 31, 2019 Seattle Mariners — Hunter Strickland went on the IL yesterday and manager Scott Servais said that it could be a number of guys who get the ninth in his absence.  Zak Rosscup started the ninth yesterday with the Mariners up four but couldn’t finish off the win.  That left Nick Rumbelow to…

  • Hunter Strickland heads to the IL

    March 30, 2019 Seattle Mariners — Hunter Strickland will head to the IL with a right lat strain. Cory Gearrin should be the first Mariner to have a crack at any save chances while Strickland is out. Updated hierarchy: Gearrin | Rosscup | Festa.

  • Corey Knebel will miss the 2019 season

    March 30, 2019 Milwaukee Brewers – Corey Knebel will have Tommy John surgery and miss the entire 2019 season. Knebel was in line to be a major piece of the Brewers bullpen after an excellent postseason in 2018, but a UCL tear in spring training caused him to choose surgery and rehab. Josh Hader remains…

  • Taylor Rogers records first save for volatile Twins bullpen

    March 29, 2019 Minnesota Twins — We begin with perhaps the most volatile bullpen situation in the big leagues. Game one of 162 proved just that, with lefty Taylor Rogers nailing down the final four outs for the first Twins save. We expected Rogers to content for some late-inning holds, but speculatively, we have to…

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