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Tag: Matt Magill

  • MLB to celebrate Jackie Robinson as teams return to play Friday

    August 28, 2020 Major League Baseball – Seven games were postponed Thursday as players did not play to redirect attention toward racial justice after the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin over the weekend. It’s expected that many, if not all, teams will resume play Friday, which is also the 75th anniversary of Jackie…

  • Top 15 Middle Relievers / Save Sleepers for 2020

    March 2, 2020 Below are our top middle relievers/save sleepers for 2020. Note that these rankings are calibrated for traditional (saves only) leagues and are thus weighted toward players with the best chances of getting save opportunities at some point this season. If you missed them last week, check out our tiered closer rankings. 1.…

  • Craig Kimbrel stinks again

    September 22, 2019 Chicago Cubs — Two days after he came of the IL and gave up a go-ahead homer in the 10th inning, Craig Kimbrel had a chance to redeem himself and close out a one-run victory. Instead, the Cardinals homered on his first two pitches of the inning en route to a 9-8…

  • Craig Kimbrel returns, takes loss as uneven season continues

    September 20, 2019 Chicago Cubs — The Cubs activated Craig Kimbrel Thursday and immediately thrust him into action in a tie game in the 10th inning. He took the loss after allowing a go-ahead home run to Matt Carpenter, who hadn’t homered since Aug. 25. While he might see off days here and there, possibly including…

  • Matt Magill picks up another save for the Mariners

    August 21, 2019 [EDITOR’S NOTE: We are starting our annual Donation Drive today. Thank you, as always, for supporting us! Seattle Mariners – Matt Magill earned his second save in as many chances on Tuesday night thanks to a 1-2-3 inning. Magill has now put together six straight scoreless outings (6.0 IP). Meanwhile, Anthony Bass…