Tag: Pedro Strop
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Aroldis Chapman is OK, but Yankees may give him extra rest when they can
July 9, 2018 New York Yankees – The Yankees got good news on Aroldis Chapman on Sunday morning, as the recurring knee tendinitis which led to his brief appearance Saturday didn’t appear to be serious. But while Chapman was ostensibly available, Aaron Boone elected to give him the day off, and David Robertson picked up…
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Bud Norris should be okay and two NL relievers are off the DL
July 7, 2018 St. Louis Cardinals — After his injury scare, Bud Norris underwent an MRI on Friday. The results showed no structural damage. Norris believes he will be ready to go today, although the Cardinals may elect to rest him further. Hierarchy remains: Norris | Hicks | Tuivailala. Philadelphia Phillies — Edubray Ramos was activated from the DL…
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Arodys Vizcaino activated from the DL
July 4, 2018 Atlanta Braves — Arodys Vizcaino was activated from the DL on Tuesday and will return to his role as the Braves closer. Manager Brian Snitker did say that he plans to be careful with Vizcaino for the rest of the season and won’t push him a lot. He also said that he…
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Brandon Morrow should have kept his pants on
June 21, 2018 Chicago Cubs — As we told you yesterday, Brandon Morrow’s disrobing misadventures landed him on the disabled list. In the short term, we think Steve Cishek has the edge over Pedro Strop and Justin Wilson. Updated hierarchy: *Cishek | Strop | Wilson. * = closer-by-committee Baltimore Orioles — The Orioles used Zach…
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Brandon Morrow placed on DL
June 20, 2018 Chicago Cubs – Brandon Morrow has been placed on the disabled list with lower back tightness. Joe Maddon said this afternoon that the Cubs will mix and match in the 9th, so we’ll slap a committee tag on here, but our best bet is that Steve Cishek gets the plurality of opportunities,…