Tag: Chris Devenski
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Hunter Harvey is closing; Aroldis Chapman is not
July 3, 2023 Chicago White Sox – With much of the Chicago hierarchy needing the night off, the White Sox went to Gregory Santos in the 9th inning. Santos recorded his first save, which is enough to push him past the inconsistent Reynaldo Lopez on this hierarchy. Updated hierarchy: Graveman | Kelly | Santos. Washington…
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Kirby Yates gets his first save in three years
June 27, 2023 Atlanta Braves – With the entire Atlanta hierarchy needing a night off after a busy stretch, Kirby Yates picked up his first save of the season. It was only four years ago when Yates was maybe the best reliever in baseball, and while he hasn’t fully recaptured his old form, he’s been…
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Matt Carasiti, Ricky Karcher, Ken Waldichuk: a trifecta of first-career saves
June 13, 2023 Colorado Rockies – Matt Carasiti was drafted by the Rockies in 2012. Then, in late 2022, he was re-signed by the Rockies to a minor league contract. In the 10 years in between, he had two cups of coffee in the bigs (2016 and 2019) amidst stops in eight other places, including…
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Liam Hendriks returns; Jason Adam to lead Tampa committee
May 30, 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks – Three-inning saves are rare; four-inning saves even rarer. And four-inning saves whereby the opposing team was within traditional save range — ie: down by three runs or less — the entire time? A hard stat to track, but we’re comfortable asserting that this is rarer than a no-hitter these…