August 18, 2014
Baltimore Orioles – The Orioles have an embarrassment of riches in their bullpen right now, as Andrew Miller has wonderfully complemented the dominant duo of Darren O’Day and Zach Britton. Miller got the 8th inning hold last night, and has been splitting those opportunities with O’Day over the past several weeks, depending on match ups. This does make it hard to guess who would be the beneficiary should Britton go down — but we’ll leave the hierarchy as is for the time being with the above qualifier in place.
Hierarchy remains: Britton | O’Day | Miller.
St. Louis Cardinals – After Trevor Rosenthal walked three batters in the 9th inning on Sunday, Mike Matheny yanked him from the game, allowing Seth Maness to pick up his second save of the year. Despite the hook, Matheny remained adamant after the game that Rosenthal was his man. But with Pat Neshek continuing his run as maybe the best set-up man in the game, Rosenthal has to be looking over his shoulder.
Hierarchy remains: Rosenthal | Neshek | Maness.
Trevor Rosenthal to Hot Seat.
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Kevin Jepsen/Jason Grilli, Los Angeles Angels – Both Huston Street and Joe Smith have pitched in three straight.
2. Jeurys Familia, New York Mets – Jenrry Mejia has pitched in three of four and has been battling injuries.
