Tag: hector rondon
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2015 Tiered Closer Rankings
The Closer Monkey contributors pooled our collective personal closer rankings together and averaged the results; below is our composite list, sorted into tiers for your drafting convenience. Enjoy! Tier 1 – The Elite 1. Aroldis Chapman 2. Craig Kimbrel 3. Greg Holland Analysis: Not a lot needs to be said about this trio, but we’ll…
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2015 NL Central preview
March 8, 2015 Chicago Cubs – The Cubs enter the season with more certainty at closer than they have had in years. Hector Rondon did not waste his opportunity last year, and enters this year with Joe Maddon already committing to him as the closer. Maddon has never been shy about using his closer in non-save…
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Adam Dunn finally makes Chicago happy
August 6, 2014 Chicago White Sox — Down 15 in the ninth, Robin Ventura summoned the most expensive option he had: Adam “Big Donkey” Dunn. The active leader in striking out couldn’t induce one of his own, but managing to hold a team to one run in an inning deserves a commendation by White Sox standards. Meanwhile, Zach Putnam joined Matt Lindstrom…
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Boxberger having a great month, Neil Ramirez sent down
July 27, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays — Brad Boxberger pitched a scoreless 8th inning and Jake McGee picked up his 11th save of the season last night. Boxberger has allowed zero runs in July and has recorded a win, a save, and six holds this month. Jake McGee has gotten the last three save opportunities for…
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Hector Rondon blows save, Boxberger continues to pitch well
July 12, 2014 Chicago Cubs — Hector Rondon blew his third save of the season last night, as he couldn’t protect a one run lead. Rondon has not been terrible lately, but he has given up a run in three of his last six appearances. Neil Ramirez, on the other hand, has made seven straight scoreless appearances…