Tag: Ron Marinaccio
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Hunter Harvey moves to the top of the Nationals’ committee
June 25, 2023 Washington Nationals — Hunter Harvey pitched a scoreless 9th inning for his 5th save of the season while Kyle Finnegan pitched the 8th ahead of him. Harvey has recorded three of the last four saves for the Nationals. Meanwhile, Kyle Finnegan has not recorded a save since May 25th. We will move…
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Marlins’ Dylan Floro taking hold of closer role
May 19, 2023 Miami Marlins – With A.J. Puk out, Dylan Floro has collected the past three saves for the Marlins, doing so in just a five-day stretch this week, including on Thursday. It sure seems like this is Floro’s job at this point, at least until Puk returns. Updated hierarchy: Floro | Scott |…
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What was A.J. Hinch doing exactly?
April 13, 2023 Detroit Tigers — Some weird stuff from A.J. Hinch on Wednesday. Up two in the eighth with all of his relievers rested, he called on closer Alex Lange. After Lange threw 12 pitches against Toronto’s 9-1-2 hitters, he was lifted in the ninth for Trey Wingenter, whose only career save came on…
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Andres Munoz hits the IL; Bryan Abreu impressing
April 10, 2023 Houston Astros – Bryan Abreu got the 8th inning ahead of Ryan Pressly on Sunday and now has 10 strikeouts in 5.2 innings to go along with his two holds. At the very least, he deserves a place on the hierarchy, and he might move in to the handcuff spot if his…
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Committees shaping up in Arizona, Texas
April 3, 2023 Washington Nationals – Washington’s first win was closed out by Kyle Finnegan, and while Davey Martinez said that Finnegan would sometimes be used as a fireman, Sunday’s usage gave good insight into the pecking order when the bullpen is deployed traditionally. Hunter Harvey got out of a tight spot in the 6th…