The Closer Report » Joel Hanrahan
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. Weekly Injury Update: April 20, 2012
Here ia our second edition of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Weekly Injury Report. This report will consist of three sections: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. “The Good” are reports on closers that are only slightly hurt or on the mend. ”The Bad” will be updates on current injured players and their return. ”The Ugly” will be the latest injured closers to go down and updates on long-term (60-Day DL) injuries. The Good Joel Hanrahan, PIT - Hanrahan has missed most of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Andrew Bailey, Brian Wilson, Joel Hanrahan, Kyle Farnsworth, Uncategorized, Weekly Injury Updates
2012 Player Profile: Joel Hanrahan, Pittsburgh Pirates
Joel Hanrahan had an amazing break out season in 2011. He became the closer I expected him to be years before when he was closing in Washington. In 2011, he put up 40 saves on historically one of the worst teams in MLB. He also put up a career low ERA of 1.83 and his WHIP was also a career low of 1.05. Was this a lucky year for Hanrahan or is it a change that … Read entire article »
Filed under: 2012 Player Profiles, Joel Hanrahan
Hanrahan Blows First Save, Valverde Saves 25th Straight
Well, it had to happen one of these days. Joel Hanrahan finally blew his first save of the season. Mark the date as July 17 and that is no typo. You have to give the guy some serious credit for lasting that long as it was only him and Jose Valverde who were left among the full time closers who have yet to blow a save in the 2011 season. It wasn’t the traditional blown save because Hanrahan … Read entire article »
Filed under: Joel Hanrahan, Jose Valverde
The Best Closer In Baseball (And His Initials Aren’t MR!)
By Todd Farino, www.thecloserreport.com In 2011, one closer has stood above the rest and that is Joel Hanrahan. IN 2008, Hanrahan joined the league of closers when he began closing out games late in the season and finished with nine saves. He opened 2009 as the Washington Nationals closer, but quickly fizzled due to complete lack of control. He walked 14 batters in just 32.2 innings of work and batters compiled a .342 average against. His biggest problem … Read entire article »
Filed under: Joel Hanrahan
MLB Closers Wanted: Suspected Trade Deadline Closers
Come the trade deadline, many players will move and that includes closers. I have no doubt that right after the All-Star game, several players will start to move. Teams that are competing are almost always looking for bullpen depth. That can spell doom for your closer or create a closer from a top-notch setup man. Some closers just will change teams. Here are a list of closers that could be moved by the trade deadline and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Aaron Crow, Andrew Bailey, Brad Lidge, Brian Fuentes, Fernando Rodney, Francisco Rodriguez, Heath Bell, J.J. Putz, Joakim Soria, Joel Hanrahan, Jonathan Broxton
Closers With No Blown Saves To Date; Trust Me It’s A Short List
Here we are at June 14th and believe it or not there are still two closers who have yet to blow a save. It won’t be the expected names like Mariano Rivera or Brian Wilson. Nope. One is in the American League, the other National League. If you guessed Joel Hanrahan (Pirates) and Jose Valverde (Tigers) then you are correct and lucky! Joel Hanrahan has had an amazing comeback season in 2011. He has always been blessed … Read entire article »
Filed under: Joel Hanrahan, Jose Valverde
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
Fast Start, Slow Start Closers
We have almost two weeks wrapped up in the 2011 MLB season and there have been some pleasant surpirses within the ranks of closers and some dismal dissappointments. Let’s start with the pleasant surprises. Jonathan Broxton – Broxton was left for dead by the fly-by-night experts. Granted he isn’t his old self and very well never will be, but he is still an elite closer on a team that uses it’s closer often. He hasfive … Read entire article »
Filed under: Brian Fuentes, Chris Perez, Craig Kimbrel, Drew Storen, Fernando Rodney, Huston Street, Joe Nathan, Joel Hanrahan, Jonathan Broxton, Jordan Walden, Ryan Franklin, Sean Burnett
What is that? Joel Hanrahan has four saves?
One of those closers that lost his job several times and was then swapped around some bad teams as seemed to come into his own to start the 2011 season. Last night he recorded the fourth save, but it didn’t come easy. He gave up his first run of the season and needed 17 pitches to record the save. In 4.1 innings this season, Hanrahan has looked good, giving up only 4 hits and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Joel Hanrahan, Pittsburgh Pirates
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