June 16, 2015
St. Louis Cardinals – Up one run in the 9th, Kevin Siegrist slammed the door for the Cards, picking up his second save of the year. After the game, Mike Matheny told reporters that closer Trevor Rosenthal has been experiencing “tightness” in his throwing arm. While Rosenthal has not been placed on the DL and remains the closer in St. Louis, owners desperate for saves may want to pick up Siegrist, who has been phenomenal this year.
Hierarchy remains: Rosenthal | Siegrist | Maness.
Kansas City Royals – Royals closer Greg Holland made a mess of the 9th inning against the Brewers last night, giving up four hits and three runs without recording an out before getting yanked. Uber-handcuff Wade Davis bailed out Holland for his 8th save of the year. Royals manager Ned Yost blamed himself for Holland’s struggles, noting that he has not used Holland in six games. For his part, Holland said he has never felt better, though he’s still got some really ugly ratios (13 Ks vs 10 BBs) this season.
Hierarchy remains: Holland | Davis | Herrera.
Cincinnati Reds – The Reds placed Tony Cingrani on the 15-day DL on Monday. The left-hander has struggled recently and an MRI confirmed swelling in his pitching shoulder. Fellow left-hander Manny Parra will replace Cingrani in our hierarchy. While a LOOGY, Parra has a sterling 0.93 ERA and 1.02 WHIP on the season. Also expect Ryan Mattheus to pick up some more holds.
Updated hierarchy: Chapman | Hoover | Parra.
Miami Marlins – Carter Capps has been used in very high-leverage situations recently, including pitching the 8th inning in last night’s one-run game against the Yankees, striking out the side and picking up his third hold of the year. With the Marlins mixing and matching in the late innings, we think Capps has the best chance of running with the set-up man job. Sam Dyson, meanwhile, has been used more sparingly of late, and will bow out of our hierarchy for now.
Updated hierarchy: Ramos | Capps | Dunn.
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Bobby Parnell, New York Mets – Jeurys Familia has thrown 87 pitches in the last 5 days, including 29 in a mess of an outing last night.
2. Keone Kela/Tanner Scheppers, Texas Rangers – Shawn Tolleson has pitched in the last 3 out of 4 games for the Rangers, including 2 straight.
3. Roberto Osuna, Toronto Blue Jays – The Blue Jays bullpen has been worked-over recently, with Osuna avoiding the brunt of the workload.
4. Kevin Siegrist, St. Louis Cardinals – Siegrist is the best bet for another save chance if Trevor Rosenthal needs another day off.
