Tag: LaTroy Hawkins
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Kyuji Fujikawa ready to return to Chicago
July 31, 2014 Chicago Cubs — After an inquiry from the Players Association about their unusual demotion of Neil Ramirez, the Cubs elected to place him on the disabled list with a sore right arm. Meanwhile, Kyuji Fujikawa made a scoreless appearance for Iowa, perhaps his final rehab outing before returning to the big club. Updated hierarchy: Rondon | Strop…
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Another Hitch for Will Smith
July 30, 2014 Milwaukee Brewers — With only one earned run allowed in his first 26 innings, we started the season with Men in Black Will Smith: a man astride his craft, untouchable by mere mortals. A few hiccups in June downgraded him to Hancock — a flawed, complicated hero — and when he started July with nine runs in two innings, he had…
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Adam Ottavino could get save chances soon
July 29, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays – After notching his fifth post-All-Star-Break save on Monday, Jake McGee has now closed out Tampa victories in six of his last seven appearances. Will he get every opportunity for the surging Rays the rest of the way? With Joe Maddon around, probably not. But if he’s getting 86%…
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Jason Grilli back as closer, Howell pitching in big spots for Dodgers
May 24, 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates — Jason Grilli was activated from the DL on Friday and immediately got the call in the 9th inning. He worked around a lead-off walk and picked up his 5th save of the season. Mark Melancon pitched well in Grilli’s absence, and is worth handing onto in case Grilli struggles, but it looks…
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Ronald Belisario and Cody Allen moving up
May 21, 2014 Cleveland Indians — Bryan Shaw pitched the seventh and eighth innings up three runs, yielding to Cody Allen for the ninth — although by then the Indians had scored another run to eliminate the save situation. Without that run, this would have been the second straight save chance for Allen, who hit 100 mph on the radar gun…