Closer Monkey

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  • Wade Davis, Roberto Osuna placed on the IL

    August 3, 2020 Baltimore Orioles – Cole Sulser picked up his third save of the season on Sunday with a clean 2-inning effort against the Rays. All indications are that he’s the full time stopper at this point, so we’re removing his asterisk. Updated hierarchy: Sulser | Givens | Castro. Minnesota Twins – Taylor Rogers…

  • Wade Davis hits the IL

    August 2, 2020 Colorado Rockies – Wade Davis was placed on the 10-day IL Sunday with a right shoulder strain. We expect Jairo Diaz and Carlos Estevez to be the early frontrunners for the ninth inning. Updated hierarchy: *Diaz | Estevez | Bard.* = closer-by-committee

  • Oliver Drake, Greg Holland, and Trevor Gott record saves while Edwin Diaz blows one

    July 26, 2020 Tampa Bay Rays — Oliver Drake pitched a perfect 9th inning to pick up the first save of the season for the Rays.  Nick Anderson threw 1.1 scoreless innings ahead of Drake and got the win.  Jose Alvarado struck out a pair in a scoreless ninth inning of the Rays loss on…

  • 2020 NL West Preview

    February 26, 2020 Arizona Diamondbacks – Any conversation about the Arizona bullpen has to start with Mason Saunders. Although he projects as more of a starter, Saunders brings more experience on bulls than any other MLB team has on their entire roster. If Saunders does crack the rotation, the Diamondbacks will enter the season with…

  • Wade Davis’s nightmare season continues

    August 20, 2019 St. Louis Cardinals – Carlos Martinez got the day off on Monday after a 21-pitch outing Sunday, allowing Andrew Miller to capture his fifth save of the season. Hierarchy remains: Martinez | Miller | Gallegos. Texas Rangers – Rafael Montero pitched the 10th and 11th innings on Monday, earning the win and…