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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Mets trade closer Francisco Rodriguez to Brewers
From http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-mets-brewerstrade NEW YORK (AP)—Former All-Star closer Francisco Rodriguez was traded from the New York Mets to Milwaukee on Tuesday night, boosting the Brewers’ bullpen for a second-half run at the playoffs. The Mets sent Rodriguez and cash to Milwaukee for two players to be named. The trade was announced right after the All-Star game ended. Milwaukee is tied with St. Louis for the NL Central lead, and John Axford(notes) has done well as its closer. The 29-year-old Rodriguez is 2-2 with a 3.16 ERA … 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
The New Brewers Closer: Carlos Villanueva
Last night, Carlos Villanueva recorded his first save of the season for the Brewers. This was after the Brewers and Ken Macha told us that Trevor Hoffman wasn’t going to close for the next two days to work on his stuff. Well, he threw a side session and realized he still stinks. On the flip side, Carlos Villanueva looked great. He threw a perfect inning against Pittsburgh to secure the 4-3 win. That is what Macha is looking for and he will continue to send Villanueva as long as he is successful. It’s not officially his job yet, but I feel it’s his to lose. Go pick up Carlos Villanueva ASAP. He will at least close to LaTroy Hawkins comes back from the DL, but if he is very successful … Read entire article »
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