June 22, 2013
Cincinnati Reds — J.J. Hoover was brought on in the 5th inning on Friday and his usage has been all over the place this season. Tony Cingrani has made three scoreless appearances since moving to the bullpen and clearly has the stuff to pitch at the back end of games if he isn’t need as a starter. Hierarchy change: Tony Cingrani to 2nd in line, replacing J.J. Hoover.
| Closer | Set-Up | 2nd in line | 2014 Closer | Updated | ||||||
| CIN | Aroldis Chapman | Sam LeCure | Tony Cingrani | Jonathan Broxton | 6/22/13 | |||||
| Jonathan Broxton (DL) |
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Minnesota Twins – Caleb Thielbar has a 0.00 ERA in 12.2 innings since being called up in late May and should see time later in games if he keeps that up. Hierarchy change: Caleb Thielbar to 2nd in line, replacing Casey Fien.
| Closer | Set-Up | 2nd in line | 2014 Closer | Updated | ||||||
| MIN | Glen Perkins | Jared Burton | Caleb Thielbar | Glen Perkins | 6/22/13 |
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VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Brandon Lyon, New York Mets – Bobby Parnell has pitched in two straight and three of the last four.
2. Francisco Rodriguez, Milwaukee Brewers – Jim Henderson has pitched in three straight so there is no better opportunity for the Brewers to give him a night off and let K-Rod continue to chase 300 career saves.
