The Closer Report » Frank Francisco
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. Weekly Injury Update: April 15, 2012
2012 has been a terrible year for MLB Closers. Before the season even started, we lost Joakim Soria and Ryan Madson. Then Drew Storen and Andrew Bailey were knocked out for a significant amount of time. Now, it looks as though Brian Wilson will be out for the year or at least quite awhile with structural damage in his elbow. That may sound like a horror movie in the making for fantasy baseball managers, but it gets … Read entire article »
Filed under: Brad Lidge, Brian Wilson, Drew Storen, Frank Francisco, In-Season Analysis, Joel Peralta, Kyle Farnsworth, Weekly Injury Updates
Frank Francisco Off To A Red Hot Start
The Mets closer Frank Francisco had the best opening day weekend that one could ask for. He went 3/3 in save opportunities in the first three games for the Mets. In three appearances against the Atlanta Braves, Francisco pitched near perfect baseball. He gave up no runs on two hits and struck out four batters over the three innings pitched. This is about what I expected from Frank Francisco. He was my top steal of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frank Francisco, New York Mets
Fantasy Baseball Draft Steals – Top 5 Closers
Every fantasy manager will be out there trying to draft the best bullpen they can. Drafting closers isn’t that far off from brain surgery. It’s very precise and delicate. If you reach too soon for a closer, you could do more harm than good. If you wait too long, the patient (your team) could be DOA. It’s impossible to layout a drafting strategy because every league is different. What I can do with this … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addison Reed, Frank Francisco, Glen Perkins, Greg Holland, Jonathan Broxton, Ryan Madson, Uncategorized
2012 Player Profile: Frank Francisco, NY Mets
There is a new Francisco in town for the NY Mets. Out was the troubled Francisco Rodriguez, in is the often inconsistent, but effective Frank Francisco. After the Mets traded KROD last season to the Brewers, fill in closers Manny Acosta, Bobby Parnell, Jon Rauch, and others got the job done. In 2012, that job falls to Frank Francisco. Many of you know him from his days with the Rangers, where he saved 25 games in 2009 … Read entire article »
Filed under: 2012 Player Profiles, Frank Francisco
Struggling Closers Leading Into The All-Star Break
It’s been a trying year for the closer role. While we have watched several great performances from new and old closers like Craig Kimbrel , Joel Hanrahan, Kyle Farnsworth, and Francisco Cordero. There has also been its share of terrible and down right ugly performances by closers. Many of the closers on this list could be in danger of losing their job, especially around the trade deadline. Here are some closers who have already … Read entire article »
Filed under: Brian Fuentes, Frank Francisco, J.J. Putz, Joakim Soria, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Broxton, Matt Capps, Matt Thornton, Neftali Feliz, Ryan Franklin
Baseball Bullpen Depth Charts Update 6.7.11
By Todd Farino, www.thecloserreport.com Check out our updated depths charts here. Oakland Athletics After the immediate failure of Grant Balfour, Manager Bob Geren went right back to Brian Fuentes. After Fuentes went 2/2 in saves, Andrew Bailey was activated and has now become the closer for the Oakland Athletics. While he blew his first save chance against the Red Sox, Bailey has looked outstanding and should have no problems going forward as the closer. Lets just hope he stays healthy. Los … Read entire article »
Filed under: Aaron Crow, Andrew Bailey, Brandon Lyon, Chris Sale, Depth Chart Updates, Frank Francisco, Joakim Soria, Jon Rauch, Mark Melancon, Matt Thornton
CLOSER DANGER ZONE: Chaos in Toronto
Time to take a look at the next edition of Closer Danger Zone where we focus in on the ninth inning situations that deserve our attention due to possible changes due to injury or ineffectiveness. Lets get to it. Level 3 Danger (You need a space suit to work with these health damaging closers) Toronto Blue Jays: The Blue Jays have moved into the most extreme Danger Zone as Frank Francisco blew another one on … Read entire article »
Filed under: Danger Zone, Frank Francisco
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
Frank Francisco Gearing Up To Be The Blue Jays Closer
in a somewhat perplexing, but effective move, the Blue Jays left Frank Francisco in to pitch the ninth inning with Jon Rauch ready to go in the bullpen. Francisco entered a 2-2 game with two outs in the eighth and struck out the only batter he faced. With Rauch warmed and ready to go, the Jays stuck with Francisco who promptly struck out the first two batters in ninth on his way to a perfect … Read entire article »
Filed under: Frank Francisco, Uncategorized
Baseball Bullpen Depth Charts Update 4.25.11
Check out our latest depth charts update on our Depth Charts page. By Todd Farino, www.thecloserreport.com St. Louis Cardinals Since the fall of Ryan Franklin, this bullpen is a mess. The new Closer Mitchell Boggs has been doing a great job nad already has three saves. However, where they plan to use Ryan Franklin, Jason Motte, or Eduardo Sanchez. Only Trever Miller (Lefty Specialist) has a certain role. Both Sanchez and Motte have been used as … Read entire article »
Filed under: Brad Lidge, Chris Sale, Depth Chart Updates, Frank Francisco, Jason Motte, Joe Nathan, Jon Rauch, Matt Capps, Mitchell Boggs, Ryan Franklin
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