Tag: Jonathan Loiasiga
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Aroldis Chapman placed on the IL
August 7, 2021 New York Yankees — The Yankees placed Aroldis Chapman on the IL. Expect a committee of Jonathan Loiasiga, Chad Green and Zack Britton to handle the late innings while Chapman is out, with Loiasiga as the leader. Updated hierarchy: *Loiasiga | Green | Britton.* = closer-by-committee
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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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Yankees to “talk through” late game approach after Chapman struggles again
July 5, 2021 New York Yankees – Aroldis Chapman had another ugly outing, consisting of a leadoff homer to tie the game, followed by a walk and a hit batsman, both of whom eventually scored. But it wasn’t just that he was bad again. It was that the two relievers who are ostensibly competing with…