Tag: Devin Williams
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Davey Martinez names Kyle Finnegan as closer for Nationals with Tanner Rainey out
July 15, 2022 Washington Nationals — Manager Davey Martinez said Thursday that Kyle Finnegan is going to be “the guy” with Tanner Rainey on the 60-day IL. He adds that if Finnegan is unavailable, Carl Edwards Jr., Steve Cishek and Jordan Weems are all candidates for save chances. Updated hierarchy: Finnegan | Edwards | Cishek.…
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Liam Hendriks returns from the IL; Will Smith now atop his committee
July 5, 2022 Chicago White Sox – Liam Hendriks is back from the IL and looked very sharp as he mowed down the Twins in the 8th inning, striking out the side on 14 pitches. Look for him to slot right back into his spot atop the White Sox hierarchy. Updated hierarchy: Hendriks | Graveman…
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Craig Kimbrel day-to-day after getting hit with a comebacker
July 4, 2022 Baltimore Orioles – Jorge Lopez and Felix Bautista both got Sunday off, allowing Dillon Tate to pick up his second save of the year. If only there was a bullpen-centric website that had some kind of WATCH that could predict when players like Tate could potentially VULTURE a SAVE like this. Ah,…
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Ryan Helsley ascends, while Cole Sulser and Corey Knebel struggle
May 31, 2022 St. Louis Cardinals – With all of the top Cardinal arms well rested, and with the team nursing a two-run lead in the 6th inning against the Padres, on came Giovanny Gallegos, who got the last out of the inning after allowing an inherited run to score. Gallegos would get two more…
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Finally, a song of Feyereisen
May 30, 2022 Tampa Bay Rays – The best reliever in the Tampa bullpen — and maybe the best in baseball so far this season — finally got his first save of the season on Sunday, as JP Feyereisen needed only 5 pitches to set the Yankees down in order in the 9th. Feyereisen, who…