Tag: Mark Leiter Jr.
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Back discomfort forces Jordan Romano’s early exit
July 29, 2023 Toronto Blue Jays – Jordan Romano had faced five hitters in the 9th on Friday — retiring two and allowing three of them to reach — when his back “locked up,” per John Schneider. Yimi Garcia recorded the game’s final out and earned his third save, though Romano’s removal is obviously the…
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Adam Ottavino and Brooks Raley worth adding after David Robertson trade
July 28, 2023 Los Angeles Angels – The Angels swept their doubleheader on Thursday and are now just 3 games out of a Wild Card spot. Unfortunately, we won’t see fireballer Ben Joyce rejoin them for at least a few more weeks, as the righty was moved to the 60-day IL to make room for…
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Adbert Alzolay ascends in Cubs’ bullpen while Jordan Hicks records a save
June 18, 2023 Chicago Cubs — Adbert Alzolay picked up his 4th save of the season by striking out a pair in a scoreless 9th inning yesterday. Mark Leiter Jr. pitched the 7th and 8th inning ahead of Alzolay. Alzolay has eight straight scoreless appearances and has recorded three of the last four saves for…
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May has 2 saves in June
June 10, 2023Colorado Rockies — On Friday Bud Black made good on his promise to address the closer situation, kind of. He formally removed Pierce Johnson from the closer’s role, but wouldn’t name a consistent ninth inning arm going forward. The clear top pick is Justin Lawrence, who currently leads our committee, but if you…
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Giovanny Gallegos grabs another save
May 31, 2023 St. Louis Cardinals – Giovanny Gallegos didn’t make it easy on himself, allowing one run on two hits, but he recorded his seventh save of the season on Tuesday. That’s now one more save than Ryan Helsley, who we last saw blowing Sunday’s opportunity. We teased on Monday that this could be…