Tag: Emilio Pagan
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A busy Opening Day across Major League Baseball
April 2, 2021 St. Louis Cardinals – Is Alex Reyes the closer? Let’s look at the evidence. Reyes pitched the ninth with a five-run lead, allowing a hit and a walk with a strikeout in a scoreless inning to secure the win. Before the game. beat writer Derrick Goold says he believes Reyes is the…
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Kirby Yates out for the year; Jose Leclerc to begin season on IL
March 24, 2021 San Diego Padres – Emilio Pagan might well be the Padres closer when the season begins, beat writer Kevin Acee recently reported. Pagan pitched with an injury last year but is healthy this spring and has experience closing. Manager Jayce Tingler has admitted he would prefer one guy get the job “in an…
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Giovanny Gallegos leaves game with groin injury
September 11, 2020 St. Louis Cardinals – Giovanny Gallegos did not record an out before leaving Thursday’s game with a groin injury and will undergo some imaging to determine the extent of the injury. He was charged with three runs on two hits and a walk and was hit with the loss. This warrants monitoring.…
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Emilio Pagan hits the IL and an old friend hits free agency
September 3, 2020 San Diego Padres – Emilio Pagan was placed on the IL with a biceps injury yesterday. He had picked up a few saves as the interim closer, but with the acquisition of Trevor Rosenthal and the activation of Drew Pomeranz, Pagan was bumped down in the hierarchy. We think based on recent…
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A bunch of teams find themselves with a new closer leading their committees
August 30, 2020 Kansas City Royals — As we alerted yesterday, the Royals have traded their closer, Trevor Rosenthal, to the Padres. Although Josh Staumont throws a baseball really fast (and has been pretty good at pitching too), manager Mike Matheny hinted that he might go with the veteran Greg Holland. Jesse Hahn, who Matheny also…