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Chapman Rolling Again; Brandon League Sinking
Aroldis Chapman is rolling again, literally. After blowing two straight saves, Chapman entered last nights game and struck out the side for his ninth save of the season. After dealing with back issues that Dusty Baker and Chapman felt led to his poor pitching over the past week, Chapman looked strong Tuesday night. He needed only 17 pitches to retire the Brewers and the only imperfection on the night was a two-out walk. After … Read entire article »
Filed under: Aroldis Chapman, Brandon League, In-Season Analysis, Seattle Mariners, Stephen Pryor
Brandon League’s Future; Stephen Pryor Looking to Step In
For about a week now, Brandon League hasn’t been the Mariners closer. He has been given time off from the role for bad behavior ( just bad pitching). In his three appearances since his blown save on May 25, League has given up one earned run in 3.2 innings of work. He also gave up four hits, struck out two, and walked none. I believe the writing was on the wall for this move a long … Read entire article »
Filed under: Brandon League, In-Season Analysis, Stephen Pryor
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
Closer Daily Dish: Johnson, League, Marmol, Nathan, Guerra
There was plenty of action for closers last night. Saving are beginning to rack up. Looking at the top ten closers in saves and it’s a list most of us wouldn’t recognize before this year. Some of these guys are here to stay and others are a few bad outing from long relief. Here is the daily dish for Wednesday. Last night in LA, Craig Kimbrel and Javy Guerra squared off, well sorta. Kimbrel saved his sixth … Read entire article »
Filed under: Brandon League, Carlos Marmol, Craig Kimbrel, Javy Guerra, Jim Johnson, Joe Nathan
2012 Player Profile: Brandon League, Seattle Mariners
The National League has the charismatic Brian Wilson. The American League has Brandon League, a fired up, hard throwing tattooed closer for the Seattle Mariners. League enters his second full season as the Mariners closer and showed us last year that he can handle the job. League ended last season with 37 saves on a team with only 67 wins. He also finished with an ERA below 3.00 and a WHIP below 1.10. However, that is … Read entire article »
Filed under: 2012 Player Profiles, Brandon League
Closer Notes: Salas, Madson, League, Francisco
Some good things have been devloping in the world of closing. Frank Francisco, TOR After saving a game on Thursday, Francisco was called in again and this time got blown up for 3 runs and the loss. While the blown save went to Jon Rauch, Francisco including a bomb to Chris Johnson. He did throw 27 pitches in th eloss and that is why Octavio Dotel got the call for the save Saturday. Francisco should be good to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Brandon League, Fernando Salas, Frank Francisco, Ryan Madson
Baseball Bullpen Depth Charts Update 5.17.11
By Todd Farino, www.thecloserreport.com Not a whole lot of changes within the depth charts, but here’s the latest update. Los Angeles Dodgers The Dodgers have more than money problems, their bullpen is a mess. For those Dodger fans who think that Broxton has to go, within a few weeks you will be begging for him to have a quick and healthy recovery. Since Vicente Padilla took over as closer, he has two saves and a hold. His last opportunity for a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Brandon League, David Aardsma, Depth Chart Updates, Eduardo Sanchez, Fernando Salas, Jonathan Broxton
Is It Time to Panic About Brandon League?
By Ryan Lesters of Lesterslegends.com On May 7th Brandon League had nine saves and a 2.08 ERA to his credit. He hadn’t lost a game or blown a save. He was automatic.. He then gave up three runs in 1-1/3 innings against the White Sox on May 8th. He didn’t blow a save that day, but took his first loss of the season. His ERA jumped to 3.77. .Two days later League blew his first save of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Brandon League
David Aardsma Has A Setback; New Injury, Out For Season?
Well, we’ve all been waiting on pins and needles for David Aardsma to return to closing out games for the Seattle Mariners. The Veteran closer was due back from the DL (off-season hip surgery), but suffered a setback during his last rehab stint. Aardsma suffered a Grade 2 strain of the ulnar collateral ligament that may require ‘Tommy John’-like elbow surgery. He will visit with the famous and often utilized Dr. Yocum this week and after … Read entire article »
Filed under: Brandon League, David Aardsma
The Closer Report’s Weekend Swing 5.1.2011
The weekend swing was a term I coined while discussing my head-to head leagues on my fantasy baseball podcasts. It was used to describe the games that would be played Friday through Sunday and could have a major impact on the number of wins and losses I received for the week H2H. I’m taking that term to a whole new level for The Closer Report. Each weekend I will report on what happened in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Brandon League, Carlos Marmol, Fernando Salas, Huston Street, Joakim Soria, Joel Hanrahan, Jonathan Broxton, Jordan Walden, Juan Oviedo, Mariano Rivera, Weekend Swing Reports
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