Tag: Seth Maness

  • Sergio Romo records save, Jim Johnson returns

    August 17, 2014 San Francisco Giants — Sergio Romo got the last two outs of the game last night and picked up his first save since June 22nd.  Manager Bruce Boche said he wanted to give closer Santiago Casilla a day off.  Casilla has allowed a run in his last three appearances, picking up losses in…

  • Rays committee continues to baffle; DL moves aplenty across majors

    June 17, 2014 Tampa Bay Rays – Committees can be maddening for fantasy owners, and Joe Maddon hasn’t helped matters by the way he has gone about the late innings. Joel Peralta pitched the seventh before giving way to Grant Balfour, who struggled through one out of the eighth. Jake McGee, who appeared to be…

  • Mariano Rivera will not pitch again

    September 29, 2013 New York Yankees – Mariano Rivera, the greatest closer of all time, will not pitch again this season.  He finishes his final season with 44 saves.  David Robertson will take over as closer and certainly has some big shoes to fill.   No hierarchy change. . Closer . Set-Up . 2nd in…

  • Kevin Siegrist is finally getting some big innings

    August 12, 2013 St. Louis Cardinals – We’ve extolled the virtues of Kevin Siegrist in this space before, and finally, the young lefty is getting some love.  On Sunday, he pitched the 7th inning and earned his fifth hold of the season, three of which have come this week in similar circumstances.  The 24-year old…

  • Kirk Gibson pondering closer change; Steve Delabar picks up first save

    July 11, 2013 Arizona Diamondbacks – Heath Bell blew his second straight save on Wednesday, prompting Kirk Gibson to say about the back end of his bullpen “I’m sure I’ll be up early thinking about it.”  Bell, who is already on the Hot Seat, has been pretty terrible lately, but the upside for the Diamondbacks…