July 28, 2016
New York Mets — Pour one out for Jeurys Familia’s 52-game regular-season save streak, the third-longest in MLB history (behind Tom Gordon and Eric Gagne). Familia’s streak is survived by Zach Britton’s 34-game regular-season save streak, Tony Wolters’s five-game hitting streak, and Vin Scully’s 67-year streak of being awesome.
Hierarchy remains: Familia | Reed | Robles.
Washington Nationals — Jonathan Papelbon and Shawn Kelley were each unavailable on Wednesday afternoon, so Felipe Rivero got a shot at a vulture save. After he stumbled, Blake Treinen earned his first career save with a timely double play. With Papelbon struggling, Washington is in the market for Andrew Miller, although Kelley could provide a perfectly serviceable in-house option.
Hierarchy remains: Papelbon | Kelley | Rivero.
Colorado Rockies — Jason Motte returned to the disabled list on Wednesday with another right shoulder strain. Walt Weiss still doesn’t seem to fully trust Jake McGee, so we’ll elevate fellow lefthander Boone Logan into the hierarchy — but note that Logan has been mentioned in some trade rumors.
Updated hierarchy: Estevez | Ottavino | Logan.
Detroit Tigers — As we predicted, Justin Wilson earned a vulture save (his first ever), while K-Rod tended to personal business. Rodriguez is expected to be back for Friday’s game.
Hierarchy remains: Rodriguez | J.Wilson | Greene.
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
1. Addison Reed, New York Mets — Familia will get Thursday off.
2. Kevin Siegrist, St. Louis Cardinals — Seung Hwan Oh has pitched in two straight and three of four (53 pitches).
