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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
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. Weekly Injury Update: April 27, 2012
One of the more strange injuries came out this week. It’s not even an injury and while it’s happened before, I’ll call it weird. A bacterial infection for a closer? Let’s get to the latest edition of The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. The Good Jim Johnson, BAL - Johnson was hospitalized with a bacterial infection. At first it was suspected that he had the flu, but it ended up being a bacterial infection. He is … Read entire article »
Filed under: Andrew Bailey, Drew Storen, Francisco Cordero, Weekly Injury Updates
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
Mayday! MayDay! Closers Going Down. Worried?
What a rough start to the season for MLB closers. Face it, this is 2012 and maybe the Mayans are on to something. I mean, Rivera blows his first save, the Red Sox are begging on hands and knees for saves, and we have yet to see Craig Kimbrel. What could be worse? How about Sergio Santos blowing his first save or Chris Perez looking like, well Chris Perez. Even Mr. Perfect Jose Valverde opend … Read entire article »
Filed under: Francisco Cordero, Javy Guerra, Jose Valverde
Francisco Cordero, Toronto finalize $4.5M contract
From Yahoo! News TORONTO (AP)—Reliever Francisco Cordero and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a $4.5 million, one-year contract Wednesday. The 36-year-old right-hander was 5-3 with a 2.45 ERA and 37 saves in 43 chances for Cincinnati last season, reaching 30 saves for the seventh time. He held batters to a .198 average, the lowest of his career. Cordero, a three-time All-Star, has a 44-45 record with a 3.17 ERA and 327 saves, 12th on the career list. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Francisco Cordero
Top Ten Active Major League Baseball Closers
By Todd Farino, www.thecloserreport.com This list is based on closers how have either closed at some point this season or who are actively closing. The ranking does take into account career numbers primarily, but also considers where they are at in their career at this point. 1. Mariano Rivera, NYY (Closer 1997-2011) The greatest closer of all time. Arguably? No. FACT? Yes. Rivera’s flawless mechanics and consistent success has produced stats any closer would dream to have. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Brian Wilson, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, Heath Bell, Huston Street, J.J. Putz, Joakim Soria, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Valverde, Mariano Rivera, Power Rankings
Weekly Roundup: Tough First Week For Some Closers
It’s no surprise that we see some slow starting closers coming out of the gates in a short first week of baseball. From my point of view, I’m just happy baseball has arrived. Jonathan Broxton While there were several bad performances, there were some good ones to discuss as well. Let’s open with my boy Jonathan Broxton. He was left for dead by most pre-season experts and was a great value around rounds 9-11. He opened … Read entire article »
Filed under: Carlos Marmol, Craig Kimbrel, Drew Storen, Fernando Rodney, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, Joakim Soria, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Broxton, Mariano Rivera, Sean Burnett
Fantasy Baseball: 2011 Top 15 Closer Rankings
By Ryan Lester, www.lesterslegends.com Click here to enter the 2011 Fantasy Baseball Team Name Contest Here’s a look at some fantasy basketball players that blew up the box score last night. . 1. Brian Wilson, San Francisco Giants: Wilson led the Majors in saves (48) last year while posting a 1.81 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, and 93 Ks. . 2. Heath Bell, San Diego Padres: His stats read almost identical to Wilson’s. It’s really a preference thing here. I like Wilson because his starting pitching staff is better. Plus, without Adrian Gonzalez, the Padres could struggle to give him leads. . 3. Neftali Feliz, Texas Rangers: His stuff is filthy. He will get to close right out of the gate. He has a 0.82 WHIP and a .160 BAA in 100-1/3 innings. . 4. Joakim Soria, Kansas City Royals: … Read entire article »
Filed under: Andrew Bailey, Brian Wilson, Carlos Marmol, David Aardsma, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, Heath Bell, Huston Street, Joakim Soria, Joe Nathan, John Axford, Jonathan Broxton, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Valverde, Mariano Rivera, Neftali Feliz
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