Tag: Kyle Farnsworth
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Jose Valverde on the verge of losing his job; Pedro Strop looks like Chicago closer
April 20, 2014 Detroit Tigers – After a rough start the season, Joba Chamberlain has now gone five straight appearances without allowing a run. He has a 11/1 K/BB ratio and has been entrusted with the set-up role in his last two outings, including yesterday, when he earned an 8th inning hold ahead of Joe…
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Houston’s committee is a real thing; Jose Veras struggles
April 7, 2014 Chicago Cubs – Rick Renteria might be saying he’s not worried about Jose Veras, but we’re just not sure that we believe him. Yesterday, Veras was summoned in a non-save situation and could only get two outs before being bailed out by Pedro Strop. So far on the year, the Cubs’ closer…
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Mujica roughed up, Nate Jones to DL
April 5, 2014 Boston Red Sox — The Red Sox brought in Edward Mujica yesterday with the game tied in the 9th inning. Mujica ended up taking the loss after giving up 4 runs. Manager John Farrell has said that Junichi Tazawa and Mujica are “interchangeable,” but Tazawa has been used more often in the 8th so…
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Nate Jones with injury troubles; movement in New York
April 4, 2014 Chicago White Sox — It was a bad day for White Sox relievers: Nate Jones walked the two men he faced in the seventh, Maikel Cleto let them score, Ronald Belisario gave up a tying home run in the eighth, and Matt Lindstrom blew the save and got tagged for the loss in the…
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2014 NL East bullpen preview
March 11, 2014 Atlanta Braves – Craig Kimbrel has been a dominant force for the Braves over the last three years, and Atlanta still has plenty of quality arms surrounding him. Jordan Walden, a competent closer in his own right for the Angels in 2011, should be Kimbrel’s right-hand man, with David Carpenter and lefty Luis Avilan providing valuable…