Tag: Arodys Vizcaino
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Luke Gregerson blows another save, Cingrani separating himself from committee
June 5, 2016 Houston Astros — Luke Gregerson blew his second save in a row yesterday, and he now leads the majors in blown saves with five. The Astros have other options as Ken Giles has been pitching better recently, and Will Harris hasn’t allowed a run in 24 straight appearances. We will monitor this situation to see if A.J. Hinch…
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Blake Wood becoming key in the Reds’ brutal bullpen
April 23, 2016 Cincinnati Reds — J.J. Hoover is having a very rough April. Even a relatively low-pressure outing, down three in the ninth, turned into a four-run, five-hit implosion. It’s unclear whether Hoover will still be on the team through the weekend, but we have to believe he’s not sniffing any save chances for a…
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Closer Hot Seat update: April 19, 2016
Welcome to our weekly Hot Seat column! Each week — usually on Mondays — we’ll update this space to give you an easy-to-reference guide on who might be closest to losing their jobs. Note that this isn’t necessarily a ranking of the best closers; rather, it’s a guide to job security. —– Latest update: April…
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Ryan Madson moves to the front of Oakland’s closer committee
April 18, 2016 Oakland A’s – Bob Melvin explained Sean Doolittle’s usage after the game on Saturday, and for the first time acknowledged that “it depends” who gets the 9th inning — on that day, it was because Doolittle had been overworked so he wanted to use him for only one batter. On Sunday, meanwhile,…
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Jason Grilli and Ryan Madson record saves
April 17, 2016 Oakland A’s — Ryan Madson picked up his third save of the season on Saturday, compared to just one for closer Sean Doolittle. Doolittle came on for the last out of the 8th, getting lefty Alex Gordon to fly out. Doolittle has struggled with homers so far this season but feels like he is still pitching well.…