Closer Monkey

Tag: Aaron Bummer

  • Emmanuel Clase picks up second save

    April 12, 2021 Cleveland Indians – Emmanuel Clase picked up his second save in three days on Sunday. James Karinchak (0.00 ERA through four outings) has also pitched well in the early going, but one more save for Clase and we’ll likely remove his asterisk. Hierarchy remains: *Clase | Karinchak | Wittgren.* = closer-by-committee San…

  • Tiered List of Top Relievers for Holds Leagues

    March 12, 2021 The addition of the 3 batter rule made holds a little harder to come by last season and took a lot of value out of one-out specialists. Unsurprisingly, this left the top holds list filled with high leverage setup men stuck behind a high-end closer. There also is some value to be…

  • Many vulture saves possible in the final weekend of the season

    September 25, 2020 Toronto Blue Jays — Rafael Dolis returned from injury Thursday to record four outs and collect his fifth save. Anthony Bass faced the 2-3-4 hitters in the eighth inning, so we’re likely looking at a committee involving those two this weekend. Bass and Dolis could be competing to see not only who…

  • Trevor Gott and Trevor Rosenthal record saves

    August 9, 2020 Baltimore Orioles – Miguel Castro recorded his first save of the season yesterday.  Cole Sulser picked up the 8th inning hold ahead of him.  Don’t read too much into that usage.  Sulser pitched the 8th because he needed to get some work in and was warming up when the Orioles were losing. …

  • Rowan Wick posts second save in three days

    August 4, 2020 Cincinnati Reds – Nate Jones was on the cusp of closing for several years in Chicago, and after finding a new home in Cincinnati in the offseason, he’s quickly earned the trust of David Bell, who has pitched him ahead of Raisel Iglesias in his last two outings, including in the 8th…