Tag: Gregory Soto
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Chad Green (and the Vulture Save Watch) records first save of the season
April 4, 2021 New York Yankees — Chad Green got the final four outs of the Yankees’ victory yesterday to record his first save of the season. More importantly, it was the first (of hopefully very many) for the Vulture Save Watch. Aroldis Chapman should return to closing now that his two-game suspension is over. …
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Gregory Soto, Sam Coonrod worth watching in committee races
August 31, 2020 New York Yankees – With Aroldis Chapman getting the day off and many other relievers having been used earlier in the doubleheader, Luis Cessa got a one-out save in extra innings. He doesn’t factor in to the Yankees usual late inning plans. Hierarchy remains: Chapman | Ottavino | Green. New York Mets…
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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…
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Tigers go to committee as Joe Jimenez’s struggles continue
August 27, 2020 Detroit Tigers – Joe Jimenez’s woeful season continued last night, as he gave up a tying home run in the 6th inning. He did walk out with the win after the Tigers put up 5 in the bottom half, but after the game Manager Ron Gardenhire said that he will be using…