March 25, 2013
St. Louis Cardinals – Jason Motte will start the season on the DL. The Cardinals closer felt his forearm tighten up after his most recent appearance, and the Cardinals announced over the weekend that they were shutting him down for at least a week due to a mild flexor strain. Mitchell Boggs will close in his absence. Hierarchy change: Mitchell Boggs to Closer, Edward Mujica to Set-up, Mark Rzepczynski to 2nd in line; Jason Motte injured.
|Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2014 Closer |Updated STL |Boggs |Mujica |Rzepczynski |Motte |3/25/13
Toronto Blue Jays – Blue Jays manager John Gibbons seems to think that Casey Janssen will be ready to open the season come April 2. Janssen himself is far less certain. Either way, though, Gibbons told the Toronto Sun that Janssen was definitely his closer, even if he wasn’t ready for the season. So if Sergio Santos gets a few save opportunities, they won’t last long, as Janssen will inherit the job whenever he does return. Hierarchy change: Casey Janssen to Closer, Sergio Santos to Set-up.
|Closer |Set-Up |2nd In Line |2014 Closer |UpdatedTOR |Janssen |Santos |Oliver |Santos |3/25/13