The Closer Report » Alfredo Aceves
Painting the Picture for the Future Red Sox Bullpen
If you are a Red Sox fan or even the slightest bit interested in baseball pitching, then you have seen the disaster that is the Red Sox pitching staff. While it’s gotten much better lately, it is still a mess nobody wants to discuss and only a few want try to fix. As an avid Red Sox fan myself I have taken a strong interest it what the Red Sox should do to build … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alfredo Aceves, Boston Red Sox, In-Season Analysis, Mark Melancon
Top 5 Most Overrated Closers of the 2012 Season. So Far…
Baseball is a long season and with long seasons comes streaks and bouts of good luck. In the end though, it all evens itself out. As we sit here in early June we notice several closers who are pitching well beyond what anybody expected. The question is, will it continue? Will those closers end up falling down on their faces and costing their fantasy owners big? I will examine five closers that I think pose … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alfredo Aceves, Brett Myers, Brian Fuentes, Chris Perez, In-Season Analysis, Jim Johnson, Matt Capps
Sell High MLB Closers 5.30.2012
As we exit May and welcome the warmth of June, it’s time to take a second look at our bullpens and reevaluate them. It’s important to consider “hot starts” in the cool spring and how those pitches don’t work as well in the hot summer. There are several closers that I have kept my eye on that have had extremely hot starts, but with the perfect storm of the summer heat wave barreling down on … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alfredo Aceves, Chris Perez, Fernando Rodney, In-Season Analysis, Jim Johnson
The Latest On The Closer Carousel/Circus: 5.12.2012
This has been without a doubt the worse year on record for major league closers. The amount of closers lost to injury times the number of closer with terrible starts, divided by the number of closers who have just lost the job is a formula even a Sabermetrics wannabee with a degree from MIT couldn’t compute. Since spring training has wrapped up, at least 17 closer jobs have changed hands due to any of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addison Reed, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Cashner, Boston Red Sox, Brian Fuentes, Bullpen Reports, Carlos Marmol, Casey Janssen, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Closers Rise and Fall, Colorado Rockies, Daniel Bard, Drew Storen, Fernando Rodney, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, Grant Balfour, Heath Bell, Hector Santiago, Henry Rodriguez, Huston Street, In-Season Analysis, Javy Guerra, John Axford, Jordan Walden, Kenley Jansen, LA Dodgers, LAA Angels, Mark Melancon, Matt Thornton, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Ryan Madson, Santiago Casilla, Sean Marshall, SF Giants, Toronto Blue Jays
The Closer Report: Closer’s Rise and Fall, April 30, 2012
Closers on The RISE Santiago Casilla, SF – After getting pulled in the ninth and losing a save chance, Casilla has bounced back. He saved three games last week and has his season ERA down to 1.04 and a WHIP of 0.92. Chris Perez, CLE – You have to give it to Chris Perez. As bad as he has been in some appearances this season and with the fact he was injured in spring training, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addison Reed, Alfredo Aceves, Brandon League, Chris Perez, Closers Rise and Fall, Francisco Cordero, Heath Bell, Hector Santiago, Jason Motte, Javy Guerra, Jim Johnson, John Axford, Jonathan Broxton, Jordan Walden, Kenley Jansen, Matt Capps, Matt Thornton, Santiago Casilla, Sean Marshall, Uncategorized
Danger Zone: Closers In The Hot Seat
So far in 2012 it has not been the best year for closers. Several great closers got knocked out early with injuries and many of the fill-in closers are doing very. There are a lot of new faces amongst the closer ranks who are outperforming the stud closers. Lets take a look at some of the closers that are in danger of losing their jobs: DANGER ZONE Brad Lidge, WAS – Is Brad Lidge ever not … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addison Reed, Alfredo Aceves, Brad Lidge, Carlos Marmol, Danger Zone, Hector Santiago, In-Season Analysis, Javy Guerra, Jordan Walden
Closer Daily Dish: Capps, Axford, Cordero, Rivera, Aceves
It was a relatively quiet night for closers Monday, but there was some activity that owners were excited to see. Almost all the closer activity was in the American League, so lets start there. Mariano Rivera notched his fourth save of the season Monday night in a 7-4 win over the Rangers. Rivera didn’t look like the 42-year old fading pitcher a lot of us expected. He had a 1-2-3 inning on 13 pitches against … Read entire article »
Filed under: Alfredo Aceves, Daily Dish, Francisco Cordero, John Axford, Mariano Rivera, Matt Capps
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