Tag: Ross Ohlendorf
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Ross Ohlendorf might be Cincinnati’s best option
May 2, 2016 Kansas City Royals – For the sixth consecutive appearance, Kelvin Herrera finished off the 8th inning for the Royals. And while we’re counting, that’s now 13 straight scoreless outings to start the year for hard-throwing righty (17 Ks in 12.1 IPs). Joakim Soria has the experience, but is off to a rocky…
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Tony Cingrani moves to top of Reds’ committee
April 24, 2016 Detroit Tigers — Francisco Rodriguez has been placed on the emergency family medical leave list. It’s unclear how long K-Rod will be out but Mark Lowe and Justin Wilson will see save changes while he out is gone. Hierarchy remains: Rodriguez | Lowe | J. Wilson. Cincinnati Reds — Blake Wood pitched pretty well yesterday, throwing 1.1 scoreless…
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Blake Wood becoming key in the Reds’ brutal bullpen
April 23, 2016 Cincinnati Reds — J.J. Hoover is having a very rough April. Even a relatively low-pressure outing, down three in the ninth, turned into a four-run, five-hit implosion. It’s unclear whether Hoover will still be on the team through the weekend, but we have to believe he’s not sniffing any save chances for a…
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Alex Colome becoming clear option at closer for Rays
April 22, 2016 Tampa Bay Rays — The days of Kevin Cash’s closer committee appear to be over, as Alex Colome has picked up a save in three straight games. Thursday, Colome was called upon in the middle of the ninth inning of a wild 12-8 game against the Red Sox. With two men on and one…
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Caleb Cotham to lead the committee in Cincinnati
April 21, 2016 Cincinnati Reds – In a meeting with manager Bryan Price, JJ Hoover was told that he would not be the closer going forward, but could still see some save chances. The Reds’ bullpen has a league-worst 6.04 ERA, so this is likely to be a wide-open committee. Our best bet to take…