Closer Monkey

Tag: Joel Payamps

  • Jason Adam, Daniel Bard hit the IL

    September 4, 2023 St. Louis Cardinals – JoJo Romero got a second day off after throwing 35 pitches on Friday, as did Ryan Helsley, who made his first appearance off the IL in the same game. That left the save chance to Giovanny Gallegos, who converted for his 10th of the season. Hierarchy remains: *Romero…

  • Jordan Luplow is funny

    August 12, 2023 Boston Red Sox – We took a shot in the dark yesterday in predicting that Kyle Barraclough would get a vulture save, and while that didn’t happen, Barraclough did get a win, posting 1.1 scoreless innings. The save went to Chris Murphy, who pitched three scoreless to finish off the 5-2 victory.…

  • Another meltdown in Arizona

    July 25, 2023 Kansas City Royals – Carlos Hernandez got the 8th inning ahead of Scott Barlow, which has been a trend as of late. He moves up to the handcuff spot after another successful bridge. Updated hierarchy: Barlow | Hernandez | Clarke. Baltimore Orioles – With most of the Orioles hierarchy on the shelf…

  • High-leverage Ryan Brasier returns

    July 18, 2023 Los Angeles Dodgers – Plucked off the scrap heap after an unceremonious end to his tenure in Boston, Ryan Brasier has pitched surprisingly well (12.1 IP, 2 ER) for the Dodgers since being called up from AAA in June. Yesterday, with Evan Phillips getting a breather, Brasier picked up his first save…

  • Daniel Hudson hits the IL

    July 7, 2023 Los Angeles Dodgers — It was another good news/bad news day for the Dodgers’ bullpen on Thursday. The bad news is that Daniel Hudson, who earned his first save in 392 days on Wednesday, landed on the IL with an MCL sprain on his right knee. Hudson is expected to miss at least 1-2…