Closer Monkey

Tag: Juan Minaya

  • Who’s the White Sox closer? We don’t know.

    August 3, 2018 Miami Marlins — Things have not gone smoothly for Kyle Barraclough lately. Thursday marked his third consecutive blown save and second walk-off homer in two weeks. After the game, Don Mattingly didn’t want to make any knee-jerk decisions, but he promised to “talk about” changing things in the ninth. You’ve been warned. Handcuff yourself…

  • White Sox bullpen roles murky after Joakim Soria trade

    July 27, 2018 Chicago White Sox – Shortly after the Joakim Soria trade, the White Sox took the field for a day game, and sent Jace Fry out to get the last 2 outs of the 7th inning in a game they were losing by four. Though Fry was the pick of some beat guys…

  • Joakim Soria heads to Milwaukee; Jace Fry should close for White Sox

    July 26, 2018 Chicago White Sox — Looks like it’s Jace Fry time. With Joakim Soria moving to Milwaukee and Nate Jones still on the DL, the young lefthander is the favorite to move into the closer’s role, ahead of Xavier Cedeno, Juan Minaya, and Luis Avilan. Jeanmar Gomez (37 saves in 2016) is also…

  • Kelvin Herrera is a closer once again (for now)

    July 11, 2018 Washington Nationals – The Nationals placed Sean Doolittle on the DL yesterday with a left toe injury. Kelvin Herrera will take over the ninth inning in Doolittle’s absence. Updated hierarchy: Herrera | Madson | Kintzler. Tampa Bay Rays – With Chaz Roe on the DL, look for Diego Castillo to take over Roe’s role…

  • Top 15 Middle Relievers for 2018 Fantasy Baseball Drafts

    March 5, 2018 Below are our Top 15 middle relievers for 2018. Please note that these rankings are calibrated for traditional (Saves only) leagues and are thus weighted towards players with the best chances of winning the closer role at some point this year. If you missed them last week, check out our 2018 tiered closer…