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Baseball Bullpen Depth Charts Update 5.3.11
Check out our latest depth charts update on our Depth Charts page. There has been a lot of movement in major league baseball depth charts as far as bullpens are concerned, but still some important moves have been made. Washington Nationals When the season opened and Sean Burnett came out as the closer I though Jim Riggleman had lost his mind. However, Burnett showed to be a strong closer for about three saves, and then faded. He has … Read entire article »
Filed under: Chicago White Sox, Depth Chart Updates, Kansas City Royals, Matt Thornton, Mitchell Boggs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Sergio Santos, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nats
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





