Tag: Jeffrey Springs
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Jeffrey Springs hits the IL; Tanner Rainey sent down
August 2, 2021 Washington Nationals – Tanner Rainey was sent to AAA to try and get back on track. Rookie Gabe Klobosits, a 6’7″ righty who has two holds in his first two major league appearances, slides into this hierarchy. Updated hierarchy: Finnegan | Suero | Klobosits. Tampa Bay Rays — Jeffrey Springs was officially placed on…
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Jeffrey Springs leaves game after hurting his knee while we get a look at a few teams who traded their closer at the deadline
August 1, 2021 Chicago Cubs — The first post-Kimbrel save for the Cubs went to…Kyle Ryan! The lefty reliever who recently got called back up pitched a scoreless 9th inning for his first save. Rex Brothers struggled in the 8th inning and Codi Heuer was impressive in his debut. Brothers has now given up eight…
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Diego Castillo hits IL, reverting Rays to committee
May 5, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays – The Rays have placed Diego Castillo on the IL, retroactive to yesterday. Peter Fairbanks was activated in a corresponding move, and joins several other candidates (Jeffrey Springs, Ryan Thompson, etc.) for saves in Castillo’s absence. Updated hierarchy: *Springs | Thompson | Fairbanks.* = closer-by-committee
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Jake Diekman earns his first save of the year
April 21, 2021 Oakland A’s — The A’s closed out the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader by going to Lou Trivino in the sixth and Jake Diekman in the seventh to preserve a 1-0 win. Trivino worked around a passed ball and a wild pitch to strike out the top two hitters in the Twins’…
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Rays gonna Rays, part the infinity
April 19, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays – To be fair, we told you this would happen: Yesterday morning, we pulled the asterisk from Diego Castillo, marking the first time since 2019 that the Rays had a non-committee. And then, yesterday afternoon, Castillo went out to finish off the 7th, pitched the 8th, and then gave…