Closer Monkey

Tag: Henry Rodriguez

  • Drew Storen back from the DL

    July 20, 2012 Washington Nationals – Drew Storen returned from the disabled list on Thursday, pitching a clean 9th inning in a game the Nationals were losing.  He immediately factors back in to the Nats’ late-inning plans, though he’s a longshot to win his closer job back this season.  Hierarchy change: Drew Storen to 2nd…

  • Henry Rodriguez is back for the Nationals

    July 6, 2012 Washington Nationals – Henry Rodriguez was recently activated from the DL and pitched the 8th in a close game last night.  He has 9 saves from earlier in the season and it looks like the Nationals would prefer to use Craig Stammen in situations that call for multiple innings. Hierarchy change: Henry…

  • Sean Burnett, Tyler Clippard share closer role in Washington; JJ Putz to Hot Seat

    May 23, 2012 Washington Nationals – Davey Johnson said before Tuesday’s game that he was moving Henry Rodriguez to a “less demanding” role, and that he’d use a closer-by-committee for the 9th inning.  Johnson said he was going to keep Tyler Clippard as his high-leverage set-up guy, but Johnson ended up giving the first save opportunity…

  • Sean Burnett leading candidate to close in Washington

    Washington Nationals – Davey Johnson said before Tuesday’s game that he was moving Henry Rodriguez to a “less demanding” role.  While Tyler Clippard expressed that he badly wants the chance to close, Johnson told Washington Post reporter Adam Kilgore that he still liked Clippard as a high-leverage set-up guy, and that he would base the 9th…

  • Sean Burnett, Tyler Clippard could enter closer-by-committee in Washington

    May 22, 2012 Washington Nationals – Henry Rodriguez had to be bailed out again on Monday, as Sean Burnett came in for the 9th inning and got the final two outs for the save.  The young righty, already on the Hot Seat, may be placed in to a committee, or worse.  ”I’m going to sleep on it,…