Closer Monkey

Tag: Justin Wilson

  • Luke Gregerson blows another save, Cingrani separating himself from committee

    June 5, 2016 Houston Astros — Luke Gregerson blew his second save in a row yesterday, and he now leads the majors in blown saves with five.  The Astros have other options as Ken Giles has been pitching better recently, and Will Harris hasn’t allowed a run in 24 straight appearances.  We will monitor this situation to see if A.J. Hinch…

  • Mark Lowe stringing together some good outings

    May 24, 2016 Detroit Tigers – Despite an ERA that was over 8 in mid-May, the Tigers keep giving Mark Lowe a chance to right his ship. Lowe, in turn, has responded with four scoreless outings over the past week, including clean 8th innings on Sunday and Monday which earned him his 7th and 8th…

  • Two saves in a row for Tony Cingrani

    May 10, 2016 Detroit Tigers – Tigers skipper Brad Ausmus has refused to deploy his bullpen arms with any consistency, preferring to mix and match based on usage and match-ups. That said, right-hander Mark Lowe has struggled regardless of what inning he has pitched in lately, culminating in a loss last night which sent his…

  • J.J. Hoover continues to struggle in the Reds bullpen

    April 15, 2016 Cincinnati Reds — J.J. Hoover was terrible against the red-hot Cubs Thursday, getting tagged for five runs in just a third of an inning. Hoover, who hadn’t pitched since April 9, was getting work in the eighth inning down three runs. Between this appearance and the grand slam he gave up last week, the Cincy closer boasts a…

  • 2016 AL Central preview

    February 29, 2016 Chicago White Sox – The back end of the White Sox bullpen settled into a nice groove at the end of last season and the good news is that all of the key members will be returning for 2016.  David Robertson has established himself as a solid closer, with the potential to…