Closer Monkey

Tag: Jordan Hicks

  • Carlos Martinez to close for the Cardinals

    June 26, 2019 St. Louis Cardinals – When the news that Jordan Hicks tore his UCL came out, we initially liked Carlos Martinez to be the closer. We moved John Gant ahead of Martinez based on comments from John Mozeliak, but now Mozeliak has changed course after talking with Mike Shildt and said yesterday that…

  • Jordan Hicks likely down for the season with torn UCL

    June 25, 2019 St. Louis Cardinals – The Cardinals announced that Jordan Hicks has a torn UCL and will likely miss the rest of the season. John Gant and Carlos Martinez are the two relievers who could inherit the job. The Cardinals’ president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said that Gant would be the one…

  • Jordan Hicks has torn UCL

    June 24, 2019 St. Louis Cardinals – The Cardinals announced that Jordan Hicks has a torn UCL. We think Carlos Martinez will now be the lead option to close, but John Gant could get some save opportunities as well.  Updated hierarchy: *Martinez | Gant | Miller.* = closer-by-committee

  • Mychal Givens, Wade Davis both on thin ice

    June 17, 2019 Baltimore Orioles – After converting a save earlier in the week, Mychal Givens had another dreadful outing on Sunday, blowing the save in the 9th and then giving up three additional runs in the 10th. The Orioles don’t have much else, so there isn’t a clear candidate for the next save chance…

  • Jose Alvarado to miss a few days; Jordan Hicks on a short leash

    June 3, 2019 San Francisco Giants – Reyes Moronta has electric stuff, but we can’t continue to ignore the steady presence that Tony Watson has provided the Giants in the 8th inning all season long. He’s almost always the last man to bridge the gap to Will Smith and would likely be the choice for…