Closer Monkey | 2026
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Brandon Kintzler establishing himself; Jonathan Papelbon returns
July 4, 2016 Minnesota Twins – Following a scoreless 9th inning yesterday, Brandon Kintzler now has four saves to Fernando Abad’s one. Abad has also struggled recently, having allowed 6 ERs in his last 5.1 innings. Kintzler is inches from kicking his asterisk and could make appealing trade bait for teams looking to add some…
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Oh records save, Jake McGee returns for Rockies
July 3, 2016 St. Louis Cardinals — Seung Hwan Oh pitched a perfect ninth with two strikeouts to record his first career save. Jonathan Broxton pitched a scoreless eighth inning ahead of Oh. Another clean save from Oh could drop the committee talk and leave him as the primary closer. Hierarchy remains: *Oh | Broxton | Rosenthal.…
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Brandon Maurer wobbles through his first save for the Padres
July 2, 2016 San Diego Padres — True to his word, Andy Green gave Brandon Maurer the first save opportunity in the post-Fernando Rodney era, although it wasn’t the smoothest debut. Maurer entered in the ninth, up four with two men on, and allowed a run-scoring double, an RBI groundout, and a wild pitch that lowered the lead to one.…
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Brandon Maurer to get first shot at saves in San Diego
July 1, 2016 San Diego Padres – Manager Andy Green has said that Brandon Maurer, and his 5.73 ERA, will get the first crack at the ninth inning. Maurer has been much better recently and Ryan Buchter is coming off his worst outing of the season. Buchter should still challenge for the ninth inning, and since he has been better…
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Marlins to make decision Friday on Fernando Rodney’s role
July 1, 2016 Miami Marlins – The Marlins acquired San Diego closer Fernando Rodney on Thursday, but he did not play against the Braves. Manager Don Mattingly said he will announce his intentions with Rodney on Friday, but we believe he will stick with A.J. Ramos, who has converted 33 straight save opportunities, as his closer. Updated…
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