Tag: Trevor Rosenthal
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An unsettled bullpen for the Cardinals’ stretch run
September 24, 2013 St. Louis Cardinals — Over the weekend, the Cardinals demoted Edward Mujica from the closer role in favor of a committee, and on Monday night, erstwhile set-up man Trevor Rosenthal picked up its first save. Other possible committee members include Carlos Martinez, former closer John Axford, and lefty Kevin Siegrist — who got the…
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Edward Mujica continues to struggle
September 21, 2013 St. Louis Cardinals – Edward Mujica started the 9th inning last night with a 2 run lead. He proceeded to give up 3 hits and a walk, while only recording one out. The Cardinals brought on former Brewers closer John Axford to try and get the save, but he gave up an…
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Edward Mujica dealing with nagging injuries; Rex Brothers closing again
August 23, 2013 St. Louis Cardinals – Edward Mujica, who has been pressed into several 2-inning outings over the past several weeks, is dealing with some nagging injuries, including a sore back and dead arm. The Cardinals think he’ll be OK, but Mujica owners might want to add Trevor Rosenthal just in case. In deeper…
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Neil Wagner with impressive debut; Kyuji Fujikawa done for the year
May 30, 2013 Atlanta Braves – Jordan Walden returned from the DL to pitch a scoreless inning on Wednesday. Though Cory Gearrin and Luis Avilan have pitched well in their roles as the 8th inning triage team, Walden’s experience would have to throw him into immediate consideration for saves should anything happen to Craig Kimbrel.…
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Pedro Strop looking to get back on track; Mitchell Boggs continues to implode
April 22, 2013 Baltimore Orioles – Nearly all season, Darren O’Day has served as the 8th inning man for the Orioles. Pedro Strop was the go-to set-up man for Baltimore last year, but has struggled out of the box this year, having posted a 9.45 ERA through the season’s first three weeks. He pitched yesterday…