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MLB Bullpen Report: 05/17/12
This article was originally posted on Rotoinfo.com, the place to get all your fantasy news all the time. By Matthew Beck American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 13th save of the season on Wednesday night after pitching a scoreless 15th inning. Johnson has now pitched in back-to-back games so expect the Orioles to try and avoid using him on Thursday. (05/17/12) (SU) Pedro Strop (R)–Picked up his fifth hold of the season on Tuesday … Read entire article »
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 Updated -5/16/2012 | Saves | Strikeouts | ERA | ||
| Jim Johnson | 12 | Kenley Jansen | 30 | Dale Thayer | 0.00 |
| Chris Pérez | 12 | Craig Kimbrel | 23 | Scott Downs | 0.00 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 11 | John Axford | 22 | Fernando Rodney | 0.51 |
| Fernando Rodney | 11 | Henry Rodríguez | 21 | Jim Johnson | 0.54 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 10 | Alfredo Aceves | 20 | Juan Cruz | 0.64 |
| Brett Myers | 9 | Sean Marshall | 19 | Huston Street | 0.93 |
| Frank Francisco | 9 | Joel Peralta | 19 | Pedro Strop | 1.29 |
| Santiago Casilla | 8 | Pedro Strop | 19 | Jonathan Broxton | 1.32 |
| Henry Rodríguez | 8 | Jonathan Papelbon | 18 | Santiago Casilla | 1.84 |
| Brandon League | 8 | Héctor Santiago | 18 | Rafael Betancourt | 1.93 |
| WHIP | Blown Saves | K/9 | |||
| Huston Street | 0.52 | Heath Bell | 4 | John Axford | 16.46 |
| Dale Thayer | 0.71 | Henry Rodríguez | 3 | Craig Kimbrel | 15.55 |
| Jim Johnson | 0.78 | Javy Guerra | 3 | Kenley Jansen | 14.80 |
| Fernando Rodney | 0.85 | Jason Motte | 2 | Sean Marshall | 13.70 |
| Brett Myers | 0.85 | Scott Downs | 2 | Addison Reed | 13.50 |
| Kenley Jansen | 0.86 | Pedro Strop | 2 | Huston Street | 12.72 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 0.87 | Rafael Dolis | 2 | Henry Rodríguez | 12.54 |
| Jason Motte | 0.89 | Grant Balfour | 2 | Alfredo Aceves | 12.07 |
| Casey Janssen | 0.90 | Brandon League | 2 | Héctor Santiago | 12.00 |
| Scott Downs | 0.91 | Joel Peralta | 2 | Joel Peralta | 12.00 |
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MLB Bullpen Report: 05/16/12
This article was originally posted on Rotoinfo.com, the place to get all your fantasy news all the time. By Matthew Beck American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 12th save of the season on Tuesday night after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. He gave up one hit in the outing, but was able to force three ground ball … Read entire article »
MLB Bullpen Report: 05/15/12
This article was originally posted on Rotoinfo.com, the place to get all your fantasy news all the time. By Matthew Beck American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 11th save of the season on Saturday after pitching yet another 1-2-3 ninth inning. He needed only nine pitches to get through the appearance forcing two ground ball outs and … Read entire article »
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MLB Bullpen Report: 05/12/12
This article was originally posted on Rotoinfo.com, the place to get all your fantasy news all the time. By Matthew Beck American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)–Recorded his 10th save of the season on Friday after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning needing only eight pitches to get the job done. Johnson has now pitched on back-to-back days and may … Read entire article »
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This article was originally posted on Rotoinfo.com, the place to get all your fantasy news all the time. By Matthew Beck American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)– Recorded his ninth save of the season in Thursday’s Game one of a doubleheader despite giving up a home run to David Murphy in the ninth inning. The home run made … Read entire article »
MLB Bullpen Report: 05/10/12
This article was originally posted on Rotoinfo.com, the place to get all your fantasy news all the time. By Matthew Beck American League Baltimore Orioles (CL) Jim Johnson (R)– Pitched two innings of relief on Sunday giving up one hit while striking out three batters. He has pitched three innings in his last two outings combined and may be given the … Read entire article »
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