Tag: Brett Cecil
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Joe Maddon rewards the chivalrous Grant Balfour
July 2, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays — Oh, Joe Maddon. No one was surprised to see him call on Jake McGee to face the Yankees’ 2-3-4 hitters in a one-run eighth. A few people were surprised when he summoned Grant Balfour to nail down the save with the same score in the ninth. But everyone was surprised when Maddon revealed his reasoning in…
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Ernesto Frieri, Jason Grilli on verge of losing their jobs
June 20, 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates – Jason Grilli blew his fourth save of the season on Thursday. Four blown saves — and an accompanying 4.34 ERA — isn’t exactly horrendous, but it’s obviously not what you want to see out of your closer, especially when your bullpen has been stellar otherwise. So after the game,…
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Aaron Loup earning a more defined role in Toronto bullpen
June 2, 2014 Toronto Blue Jays – Up by four runs in the 9th inning, the Blue Jays went to Aaron Loup, who pitched a clean inning to close the game out. Loup’s role has been difficult to define for much of the past season and a half — at various times, he’s been everything…
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Belisario blows save and moves to hot seat
May 25, 2014 Chicago White Sox — Ronald Belisario blew the save yesterday by allowing three runs in the 9th and now has given up at least 1 run in all three of his save chances. Manager Robin Ventura never committed to Belisario as closer after Lindstrom’s injury and will likely consider other options after yesterday. Daniel Webb or Jake…
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J.J. Putz hits the DL; Aroldis Chapman not cut out for Triple-A
May 7, 2014 Arizona Diamondbacks – J.J. Putz has been moved to the disabled list due to the dreaded forearm tightness. Oliver Perez and Joe Thatcher should see their roles expand in his absence. Hierarchy change: Reed | Ziegler | Perez. Los Angeles Angels — Ernesto Frieri enraged the insane Twitter user contingent of the Angel fan base by giving up his sixth home run in 14 1/3 innings to lose…