Tag: Joaquin Benoit
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Valverde and Marmol, no strangers to the hot seat
April 24, 2013 Detroit Tigers – After a short stint in the minors, Jose Valverde has been called up to the big leagues and will close starting today. Joaquin Benoit will return to his familiar 8th inning role. Three innings of class-A ball might have been enough to wow Jim Leyland, but in our book,…
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He’s baaaack! Jose Valverde to close again for the Tigers
April 23, 2013 Detroit Tigers – After a short stint in the minors, Jose Valverde has been called up to the big leagues and will close starting tomorrow. Joaquin Benoit will return to his familiar 8th inning role. Hierarchy change: Jose Valverde to Closer, Joaquin Benoit to Set-up, Phil Coke to 2nd in line. …
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Junichi Tazawa off to sparkling start; Joaquin Benoit finally notches a save
April 18, 2013 Boston Red Sox – Junichi Tazawa pitched two sterling innings last night, striking out 4 in the process, as he bridged the gap between starter and 8th inning man Koji Uehara. Tazawa has allowed only 1 run in 8 innings this season, and has a K/BB ratio of 8/0 thus far. Hierarchy…
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Joaquin Benoit now the reliever to own in Detroit
April 18, 2013 Detroit Tigers – About a week ago, Jim Leyland said Joaquin Benoit would be his closer in most situations, and like all things Leyland, we thought we’d believe it when we saw it. Early this morning, we finally saw it, as the Tigers went to the veteran righty after finally inching ahead…
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Wilton Lopez’s struggles continue; Joaquin Benoit’s usage worth watching
April 13, 2013 Toronto Blue Jays – Aaron Loup picked up a three-inning save on Friday. Loup has pitched well to start the season, but doesn’t factor in to the Blue Jays late inning hierarchy just yet. No hierarchy change. |Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2014 Closer |Updated TOR |Janssen |Santos |Oliver |Santos |4/13/13 …