Tag: jake mcgee
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Justin Anderson nails down “noteworthy” save for Angels
June 22, 2018 Los Angeles Angels — Here’s another update on one of the most volatile bullpens in baseball. Justin Anderson, not Blake Parker, picked up the save Thursday night. One Angels beat writer found Anderson’s save “noteworthy,” but no one else elaborated any further. We think it’s noteworthy, too, especially since Parker was off the…
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Brandon Morrow should have kept his pants on
June 21, 2018 Chicago Cubs — As we told you yesterday, Brandon Morrow’s disrobing misadventures landed him on the disabled list. In the short term, we think Steve Cishek has the edge over Pedro Strop and Justin Wilson. Updated hierarchy: *Cishek | Strop | Wilson. * = closer-by-committee Baltimore Orioles — The Orioles used Zach…
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Brad Brach struggles, but the big birds will soon fly home
June 8, 2018 Baltimore Orioles — Pitching in a third straight game Thursday, Brad Brach appeared to run out of gas, coughing up three runs to push the game into extras. Don’t worry, though; reinforcements are (slowly) on the way! Darren O’Day struck out the side Thursday at Class A Frederick and will continue his rehab…
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Joakim Soria earns his second save in two days; Hector Rondon moving up
June 7, 2018 Chicago White Sox — All of a sudden, Joakim Soria is the man to own in Chicago again. Wednesday night, Soria’s sixth save followed scoreless outings from Bruce Rondon, Jace Fry, and Nate Jones. Since Soria lost the closer job on May 18, he’s made eight appearances and thrown 8.1 innings with…