Closer Monkey

Tag: AJ Ramos

  • Joakim Soria records save, Greg Holland will report to Single A

    April 1, 2018 Chicago White Sox – Joakim Soria picked up the first save of the season for the White Sox yesterday.  Soria worked around a hit and a walk to throw a scoreless ninth inning.  Nate Jones struck out two in a scoreless eighth inning.  It is worth noting that the Royals had 3-4-5…

  • Top 15 Middle Relievers for 2018 Fantasy Baseball Drafts

    March 5, 2018 Below are our Top 15 middle relievers for 2018. Please note that these rankings are calibrated for traditional (Saves only) leagues and are thus weighted towards players with the best chances of winning the closer role at some point this year. If you missed them last week, check out our 2018 tiered closer…

  • Minor may make major change next season

    September 29, 2017 Kansas City Royals — De facto closer Mike Minor plans on training in the offseason as if he’ll be a starting pitcher next year. He’s open to remaining in the bullpen, but he wants to have a key role either way. Hierarchy remains: *Minor | Soria | Herrera. * = closer-by-committee New…

  • Jeurys Familia, Kyle Barraclough worth adding for season’s final week

    September 26, 2017 New York Mets – Jeurys Familia had a rocky outing (2 runs on 2 hits) in yesterday’s nightcap, but still managed to get the save, his second in the last four days. The Mets have every intention of going into 2018 with Familia as their closer, and so he’s probably a better…

  • Jeurys Familia picks up first save since May 5th

    September 23, 2017 New York Mets – When AJ Ramos struggled with a 1 run lead, the Mets went to Josh Smoker for one out before summoning Jeurys Familia for his first save opportunity since coming off the DL. He struck out Victor Robles to lock up his first save since May 5th. After the…