Tag: Boone Logan
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MLB Trade Deadline Day: Joakim Soria traded. Could a Craig Kimbrel or Aroldis Chapman trade be next?
July 31, 2015 Detroit Tigers — After closer Joakim Soria was traded to the Pirates Thursday, the Detroit bullpen was left in disarray. We originally made an educated guess that Bruce Rondon would get the first shot for the Tigers, based mostly on his advanced stats, dissected in our alert sent right after the trade, and the…
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John Axford placed on personal inactive list
June 30, 2015 Colorado Rockies –John Axford was placed on the personal inactive list Tuesday night in order to take care of things at home, though thankfully it seems as if his son, who was bit by a rattlesnake earlier this year, is fine. The Rockies bullpen has been a mess, so there’s no obvious successor in Axford’s…
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Trevor Rosenthal ready to close again; Fernando Rodney on the ascent
June 19, 2015 Tampa Bay Rays — The committee chugs along in Tampa, where Brad Boxberger earned the save on Thursday night. Boxberger allowed a hit and struck out two in a complete ninth for the save, preceded by Jake McGee in a scoreless eighth, and Kevin Jepsen pitching around two hits and a walk in the seventh. We expect…
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John Axford likely to close for Rockies with Adam Ottavino on DL
April 27, 2015 Colorado Rockies — Adam Ottavino has been placed on the 15-day DL with right triceps inflammation. Expect John Axford to get the most save chances in the short term. Updated hierarchy: Axford | Betancourt | Logan.
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Koji Uehara activated; Chris Hatcher has another bad outing
April 13, 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates – After a ridiculous spring that included a 21:1(!) K:BB ratio, Arquimedes Caminero has brought his 101-mph fastball to the 7th inning in Pittsburgh. On Sunday, he picked up his 2nd hold of the season, and he’s now totaled 2.2 scoreless to start the year. Updated hierarchy: Melancon | Watson…