Closer Monkey

Tag: Derek Law

  • The Orioles might try a committee with Zach Britton out through July

    May 11, 2017 Baltimore Orioles — The Orioles are preparing to be without Zach Britton through the All-Star break, but Brad Brach’s hold on the interim job is getting ever more tenuous. Even before last night’s demoralizing blown save, Buck Showalter was talking about using a committee of Brach, Darren O’Day, Mychal Givens, and lefthander…

  • Derek Law leads Giants committee; Justin Wilson to close in Detroit

    May 10, 2017 San Francisco Giants – Mark Melancon is headed to the 10-day disabled list with a right pronator strain in his forearm. After Tuesday’s game, manager Bruce Bochy said that he prefers Derek Law to head a committee and not Hunter Strickland, though it sounds like Strickland will get some looks given the committee tag. The…

  • Derek Law to lead committee with Mark Melancon sidelined

    May 9, 2017 San Francisco Giants – Mark Melancon is headed to the 10-day disabled list with a right pronator strain in his forearm. After Tuesday’s game, manager Bruce Bochy said that he prefers Derek Law to head a committee and not Hunter Strickland, though it sounds like Strickland will get some looks given the committee tag. The…

  • Zach Britton returns; Daniel Hudson getting knocked around

    May 2, 2017 San Francisco Giants – Mark Melancon got the night off after pitching in four of the previous five games, so late inning duties went to Steven Okert and Derek Law. After Okert navigated the 8th and got the first two hitters in the 9th, Law was summoned to face Yasiel Puig. It…

  • Shawn Kelley finally gets the Nationals’ closer role all to himself

    April 27, 2017 Washington Nationals — Shawn Kelley will have the chance to run with the Nationals’ closer job now that Koda Glover is headed to the DL with pain in his left hip, the same one that troubled him at the end of last season. Matt Albers and Joe Blanton will rise in Glover’s…