Tag: Jordan Romano
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Monkey Bytes | March 23
Although this column focuses on the results from the previous day, it must be noted that two closers have not appeared in a spring contest in over a week. Robert Suarez last pitched in a spring training tilt on March 12. Trevor Megill has not pitched in a spring game since March 15. Let’s take…
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Monkey Bytes | March 22
One day removed from reports suggesting Opening Day was in question, Félix Bautista appeared in a spring training game against the Tigers. He recorded a strikeout, gave up a solo home run, issued a walk, produced another strikeout, and walked one more batter before his removal. Per Roch Kubatko, Bautista threw 26 pitches, hitting 98…
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Monkey Bytes | March 18
Following his rough outing on Saturday, Alexis Díaz will make his next appearance in a minor league game per Mark Shelton on BlueSky: At this career stage, Terry Francona does not have the patience for free passes by his closer. Díaz has not recorded a walk rate below 12.6 percent through three seasons. It may…
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Monkey Bytes | March 16
Combining a rough 2024 with a new manager gives Alexis Díaz a tenuous hold on being Cincinnati’s closer this season. He did not help his case on Saturday. He allowed three hits, five earned runs, and three walks while striking out one in one-third of the fifth against the Royals. He threw 33 pitches (18…
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Closer Monkey’s Top 40 Closers (1.0)
Although context and league trends can be as important as rankings, going through tiers helps identify how the positional landscape appears. It must be noted that there are four camp competitions for the ninth inning: There are also muddled or potential timeshare situations for the following teams: With this in mind, and using tiers as…