Tag: Mychal Givens
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Cesar Valdez might be closing, and he’s probably available in your league
September 21, 2020 Baltimore Orioles – Cesar Valdez picked up his second save of the season on Sunday, pitching after Hunter Harvey threw a scoreless 1.1 innings. With only six Orioles games remaining, they could spread whatever remaining opportunities they have around, or they could run with Valdez, a 35-year-old who throws absolute junk and,…
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Blake Taylor placed on IL; Sam Coonrod gets another save
September 8, 2020 Miami Marlins – After Brandon Kintzler blew the save in the 9th inning, the Marlins retook the lead in the 10th and Nick Vincent converted the opportunity. Kintzler has had a couple blown saves recently but has been generally solid and is unlikely to lose the job at this point. Hierarchy remains:…
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Mike Mayers continues impressive run; Gabe Kapler continues to confound
September 7, 2020 Detroit Tigers – With the Tigers’ top three relievers getting the day off, Bryan Garcia got the 9th on Sunday, converting for his first career save. Garcia is giving off some serious Danny Kolb 2004 vibes, as he’s got a 7/5 K/BB ratio through 16 innings so far but somehow is rocking…
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Gregory Soto, Sam Coonrod worth watching in committee races
August 31, 2020 New York Yankees – With Aroldis Chapman getting the day off and many other relievers having been used earlier in the doubleheader, Luis Cessa got a one-out save in extra innings. He doesn’t factor in to the Yankees usual late inning plans. Hierarchy remains: Chapman | Ottavino | Green. New York Mets…