Closer Monkey

Tag: Colin Poche

  • A.J. Puk, Zach Jackson the frontrunners for saves in Oakland

    June 22, 2022 Oakland A’s – The A’s placed Dany Jimenez on the IL yesterday with a shoulder injury, though an MRI showed no structural damage. Manager Mark Kotsay mentioned A.J. Puk and Zach Jackson as options to fill in for Jimenez. Updated hierarchy: *Puk | Jackson | Acevedo.* = closer-by-committee Boston Red Sox –…

  • Seranthony Dominguez records his first save of the season

    June 19, 2022 Philadelphia Phillies – For the second straight day, the Phillies sent Brad Hand out for the 9th inning to try and close out a win.  Unfortunately for Phillies fans and fantasy owners, Hand could not convert.  The Phillies took the lead again in the 10th inning and this time Seranthony Dominguez got…

  • Andrew Kittredge headed back to IL, most likely needs surgery

    June 9, 2022 Tampa Bay Rays – Just a few days after being activated, Andrew Kittredge is headed back to the IL, and this time, he’ll be out for a while. With JP Feyereisen also injured, the Rays late-inning gameplan will be even more patchwork than usual; we’ll put Colin Poche at the top for…

  • Sean Doolittle working his way back to relevance

    September 24, 2019 Washington Nationals – With a 4-run lead in the eighth inning, Sean Doolittle started warming. He sat back down when the Nats tacked on two insurance runs, but the lefty has been slowly building back up to become a late inning option again; it seems he’s reached the point where Washington is…

  • Sam Dyson, Jose Alvarado return from the IL

    August 14, 2019 Minnesota Twins – The Twins activated Sam Dyson from the IL on Tuesday and immediately sent him into a high-leverage spot. Dyson responded with a perfect eighth inning ahead of Sergio Romo, who closed out a 7-5 win since Taylor Rogers was unavailable. Rogers has struggled when pitching a second consecutive day,…