Tag: Kyle Finnegan
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Davey Martinez names Kyle Finnegan as closer for Nationals with Tanner Rainey out
July 15, 2022 Washington Nationals — Manager Davey Martinez said Thursday that Kyle Finnegan is going to be “the guy” with Tanner Rainey on the 60-day IL. He adds that if Finnegan is unavailable, Carl Edwards Jr., Steve Cishek and Jordan Weems are all candidates for save chances. Updated hierarchy: Finnegan | Edwards | Cishek.…
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Craig Kimbrel day-to-day after getting hit with a comebacker
July 4, 2022 Baltimore Orioles – Jorge Lopez and Felix Bautista both got Sunday off, allowing Dillon Tate to pick up his second save of the year. If only there was a bullpen-centric website that had some kind of WATCH that could predict when players like Tate could potentially VULTURE a SAVE like this. Ah,…
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Raisel Iglesias faces suspension; Matt Bush, Josh Staumont hit the IL
June 28, 2022 Texas Rangers – Matt Bush was placed on the IL over the weekend, which means Dennis Santana will be in line for more 8th inning opportunities. Lefties Brett Martin and Matt Moore could also see a few more holds as a result. Updated hierarchy: Barlow | Santana | Martin. Kansas City Royals…
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Two saves in two days for Lou Trivino; Tanner Houck won’t pitch in Toronto
June 27, 2022 Tampa Bay Rays – Brooks Raley picked up his 4th save of the season with a clean 9th, after a scoreless 8th from Jason Adam. It’s his first save since May 11 so he’s probably still in about the right place on this hierarchy, but it’s the Rays so, you know, whatever.…
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Liam Hendriks hurting; Hunter Strickland getting higher-leverage looks
June 14, 2022 Chicago White Sox – Liam Hendriks hasn’t pitched much lately, and Tony La Russa turned heads when he noted that his closer wasn’t available “at all” on Sunday, but he appears to be on the verge of returning after playing catch on Monday. Kendall Graveman would be the beneficiary should Hendriks miss…