Tag: Danny Farquhar
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Rondon’s shaky outing puts Chicago closer role in doubt; Frieri close to getting job back
May 5, 2014 Seattle Mariners – Fernando Rodney was unavailable after a 4-out save on Saturday, so Danny Farquhar got the final outs in his place. The Mariners have mixed and matched in the 8th inning all year, but this leaves no doubt that Farquhar will be the man to inherit the job if Rodney…
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Hector Rondon has dazzling 9th inning; Raul Valdes in the mix in Houston
April 28, 2014 Baltimore Orioles – Just five days removed from giving up four earned runs to the Blue Jays, Evan Meek got knocked around again on Sunday, and has now given up 8 ERs in his last 1.1 innings pitched. It’s unlikely he’ll be trusted with any more important innings until he gets things turned…
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Uehara and Kimbrel to return; Strop gets an edge
April 17, 2014 Oakland A’s — It was Luke Gregerson’s turn to blow a save on Wednesday. Bob Melvin has said that he’ll consider making some changes in the bullpen on tomorrow’s off day; don’t be surprised if Jim Johnson gets back into it. Hierarchy change: Jim Johnson to 2nd in line, replacing Ryan Cook. . Closer . Set-Up . 2nd…
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Lindstrom, K-Rod take over closing roles; Johnson struggles while Wilhelmsen shines
April 1, 2014 Chicago White Sox – Crazy old Robin Ventura is going with Matt Lindstrom as his closer to start the year. Nate Jones is still worth hanging on to for a while, in case Lindstrom has a tough start out of the gate. Also keep an eye on Ronald Belisario, who made his…
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The top 15 middle relievers in fantasy baseball
March 15, 2014 Our top 15 middle relievers are listed below. These players are ranked on the likelihood that they will get saves this season, not necessarily on their efficacy. To cite an extreme example, Craig Breslow is a great reliever who is extremely unlikely to get any save chances since he’s stuck behind Koji…