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To Trust or Not to Trust: John Axford, Milwaukee Brewers
Yesterday, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke announced that for the time being John Axford will be removed from the closer role and replaced by good ‘ol Francisco Rodriguez a.k.a KROD. The move was not a shocker being the season that Axford has had. He is 16/22 in saves this season and six blown saves is the most he has ever had for an entire season, let alone half a season. In fact, over the past two seasons, Axford … Read entire article »
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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 »
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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
2012 Player Profile: John Axford, Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are a team in disarray. Their MVP Ryan Braun is facing a 90 game suspense and the other half of their offense left to Detroit. Even Casey McGehee was traded making room for newly signed Aramis Ramirez. Now, with all that going on, the Brewers are still a team to be reckoned with. They still mount a potent offense and a pitching staff that can easily give them 6 quality inning on most days. … Read entire article »
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Is John Axford Over The Hump?
By Ryan Lester, www.lesterslegends.com Before the season started I urged you to use caution when drafting John Axford. While he had the potential to pile up the saves, he struggled with his control at times. . Right out of the gate he got blasted, blowing a save against the Reds in extreme fashion. Axford gave up four runs that day to walk away with a 54.00 ERA. In his seventh appearance Axford would blow another save. This … Read entire article »
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Kimbrel And Rivera Open Up The Season With Saves, Axford Blows it!
Atlanta 2 Washington 0 I never lost faith that Craig Kimbrel would walk out of the bullpen for the ninth inning and that was certainly confirmed when Jonny Venters pitched the eighth. Kimbrel came in and looked fairly sharp. He needed 18 pitches (11 strikes) and finished with a perfect save and two strikeouts. We will see where it goes from here, but I have no doubt that Kimbrel will continue to get the call. NY Yankees … Read entire article »
Filed under: Atlanta Braves, Craig Kimbrel, John Axford, Jonny Venters, Mariano Rivera, Milwaukee, New York Yankees
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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