Tag: brandon lyon
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Jim Henderson doesn’t have a firm grip on his job; Brandon Lyon getting shelled
June 1, 2013 New York Mets – A few days ago, Brandon Lyon was in line to get any Mets save opportunities on nights Bobby Parnell was unavailable, but two horrendous outings against the Nationals may have dropped him off the hierarchy altogether. On Friday, Lyon gave up a game-tying three-run double, and on Sunday,…
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Brandon Lyon re-establishing himself; Fernando Rodney struggling
May 17, 2013 Detroit Tigers – After taking the loss on Wednesday, Al Alburquerque was sent to the minors to work on his control. With 26 Ks in 14.1 innings, Alburquerque has electric stuff, but he’d walked 13 batters and thrown six wild pitches, good to lead the majors (which is hard to do as…
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Brandon League barely hanging on to his job; Heath Bell blows a save
May 13, 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers – Brandon League entered Sunday’s game with the Dodgers up by four, and promptly allowed two runs to score before nailing down the final out. His ERA climbed to 6.28 after the crummy outing, and he remains firmly on the Hot Seat. One more bad outing, and Kenley Jansen…
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Hector Ambriz struggling; LaTroy Hawkins still hasn’t walked a batter all year
May 10, 2013 New York Mets – Up by 1 run in the 8th inning on Thursday, the Mets went to veteran LaTroy Hawkins for the high-leverage hold. Hawkins surrendered a solo home run, but despite the blown save, the Mets may continue to use him in important late inning spots, as he’s become a…
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Valverde and Marmol, no strangers to the hot seat
April 24, 2013 Detroit Tigers – After a short stint in the minors, Jose Valverde has been called up to the big leagues and will close starting today. Joaquin Benoit will return to his familiar 8th inning role. Three innings of class-A ball might have been enough to wow Jim Leyland, but in our book,…