Closer Monkey

Tag: Sam Coonrod

  • Two NL relievers return from the IL while another one returns to the IL

    May 5, 2021 Arizona Diamondbacks — The Diamondbacks reinstated Joakim Soria from the IL on Tuesday. Soria only made it through 0.2 IP of his 2021 debut, so it truly remains to be seen what we can expect from him this year. One thing that is certain, though, is that the Arizona bullpen has struggled…

  • Josh Staumont takes the lead for saves in Kansas City

    April 27, 2021 Kansas City Royals – The Royals went with Greg Holland in the 8th and Josh Staumont in the 9th, and Staumont earned his second save of the year. We’re shuffling the committee accordingly and will monitor this to see if this is now Staumont’s job to lose. Updated hierarchy: *Staumont | Holland…

  • Emmanuel Clase picks up second save

    April 12, 2021 Cleveland Indians – Emmanuel Clase picked up his second save in three days on Sunday. James Karinchak (0.00 ERA through four outings) has also pitched well in the early going, but one more save for Clase and we’ll likely remove his asterisk. Hierarchy remains: *Clase | Karinchak | Wittgren.* = closer-by-committee San…

  • Alex Colome experiences back spasms

    September 23, 2020 Chicago White Sox — Alex Colome needed just six pitches to get through a tied ninth inning, but he was unable to return for the 10th inning to protect a 3-1 lead after experiencing back spasms in the dugout. Manager Rick Renteria didn’t seem overly concerned after the game, but we’ll likely…

  • 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:…