Tag: Blake Parker
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Grimm moments for the Kansas City bullpen
April 19, 2018 Kansas City Royals — Less than two weeks ago, Justin Grimm had three holds, a 2.08 ERA, and the inside track on the Royals’ setup job. In five appearances since, he has an ERA over 50 (a stratospheric 243.00 over his last two games) and a style aptly described on Twitter as…
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Keynan Middleton, Matt Albers now sitting atop their respective committees
April 10, 2018 Los Angeles Angels – With the major caveat that this is Mike Scioscia, recent usage suggests something we’ve alluded to in our last two Angels updates: that Keynan Middleton looks like the guy to own in the Angels bullpen right now. The latest example comes from last night’s game, which played out…
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Jacob Barnes get first save chance since Knebel injury…and promptly blows it.
April 8, 2018 Milwaukee Brewers — The Brewers had their first save chance since Corey Knebel hit the DL, and Jacob Barnes got the call. Unfortunately for Brewers’ fans (and fantasy owners who just picked him up), Barnes was unable to convert the save. He was charged with 4 runs, although only two were earned. Barnes…
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Blake Parker struggles; Jordan Hicks is awesome
April 2, 2018 Toronto Blue Jays – Seung Hwan Oh picked up his first save of the season on Sunday, pitching a clean 9th inning after Tyler Clippard handled the 8th. Roberto Osuna pitched on Friday and Saturday, so he was given the night off, as was Ryan Tepera, who we currently have at the…
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Pat Neshek worried that “something serious” is wrong with his shoulder
March 31, 2018 Philadelphia Phillies — Pat Neshek was placed on the 10-day DL with a right shoulder strain and the Phillies missed him immediately. In his stead the team turned to Luis Garcia to protect a one-run lead in the eighth. Garcia gave up a run, and could have given up another if not for…