Tag: Brad Boxberger
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Weekly Hot Seat Update: May 8, 2015
We are a little over a month into the season and closers seem to be settling into their roles. Steve Cishek has three straight scoreless appearances, recording two saves during that span. Fernando Rodney has converted six consecutive save chances after giving up six runs in 1.1 innings in the middle of April. Let’s take…
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Weekly Hot Seat update: May 1, 2015
Hot Seat spotlight: This week, the spotlight shines on Steve Cishek, who has struggled with both command and velocity in the early going. To the naked eye, Cishek hasn’t been quite as bad as his 9.82 ERA suggests. Take away his two worst outings, and he’s only allowed one run and three baserunners in six appearances.…
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Jumbo Diaz highlights Ohio’s bullpen troubles
April 30, 2015 Cincinnati Reds – Jumbo Diaz had another tough outing on Wednesday, highlighted by a Ryan Braun grand slam that put the game out of reach. Diaz didn’t blow a lead, as he entered the eighth inning with the Reds down a run, but he did run his ERA to a bloated 9.72.…
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Weekly Hot Seat Update: April 24, 2015
This week, we’ll spotlight the Pirates and check in on the four committees on our depth chart. Pittsburgh Pirates We’ve already written a lot about Mark Melancon’s velocity. Now, we’ll look at the arms behind him. But before we dive in, let’s state one thing up front so the rest of this section doesn’t get…
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Miguel Castro blows save, Wade Davis replaces Holland as closer
April 19, 2015 Toronto Blue Jays – Miguel Castro blew his first save of the season yesterday. This was the first earned run given up by Castro, who has gotten off to a good start to the season much to the delight of the scout who signed him. Brett Cecil pitched a scoreless 10th and picked…