Tag: jeurys familia
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Jeurys Familia DFA’d
May 4, 2023 Oakland A’s – Jeurys Familia, ostensibly the committee leader in Oakland, was designated for assignment. Look for Zach Jackson to take the lead here, with contributions from Sam Moll and Richard Lovelady also possible. Updated hierarchy: *Jackson | Moll | Lovelady.* = closer-by-committee
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It’s Time You Met Yennier Cano
April 25, 2023 Baltimore Orioles – Cuban-born Yennier Cano made his MLB debut last season, and his cup of coffee in the bigs yielded an 11.50 ERA across 18 innings, so you’d be forgiven if he wasn’t on your radar coming into the season. But the 29-year-old righty made some mechanical tweaks in the offseason,…
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Shakeups in the AL West
April 22, 2023Oakland A’s — The A’s found themselves in a tie game late, and turned to Zach Jackson to face to top of the order in the 8th inning. He let the first two runners reach base, but got the next three outs and was in line for the win after the A’s scored…
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Corey Knebel placed on COVID IL
April 12, 2022 Philadelphia Phillies – The Phillies placed Corey Knebel on the COVID IL this afternoon. Look for them to take a committee approach in his absence, with Seranthony Dominguez being the most likely choice to get a save on any given night. Updated hierarchy: *Dominguez | Hand | Familia.* = closer-by-committee
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Miguel Castro slider results in early candidate for sword of the decade
June 3, 2021 New York Mets – Something isn’t quite right with Trevor May, who has given up 6 runs in his last 6.2 innings after a strong start to the season, and was randomly given extra rest by Luis Rojas earlier this week in a spot where he was seemingly in line to pitch.…