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Trade Deadline Buy/Sell: National League Closers
July 12, 2012 SPECIAL UPDATE: TRADE DEADLINE BUY/SELL (PART 1 OF 2) Glossary BUY+: This player has a large chance of becoming a closer by the trade deadline. BUY: This player has a small chance of...
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John Axford out as closer in Milwaukee, Francisco Rodriguez to get saves
Milwaukee Brewers – Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said before Tuesday’s game that John Axford would be relieved of his closing duties for the time being. Francisco Rodriguez will inherit the 9th inning...
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Francisco Rodriguez to close in Milwaukee; Glen Perkins and Jared Burton to...
July 18, 2012 Texas Rangers – Alexi Ogando returned from the DL and was placed back in to the bullpen, where he will remain for the foreseeable future. He pitched 0.2 innings yesterday and will be...
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Francisco Rodriguez has terrible outing; Scott Downs picks up a save
July 24, 2012 Milwaukee Brewers – Francisco Rodriguez blew his first save since inheriting the closer job, but did so in spectacular fashion, allowing four runs to score. If he falters again, John...
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Francisco Rodriguez blows another save, paving way for John Axford’s return
July 25, 2012 Milwaukee Brewers – Francisco Rodriguez just blew his second save in three days, prompting manager Ron Roenicke to say about the closer role: “We’ll talk about it… Tomorrow, we’ll see...
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John Axford likely returning to closer role; Francisco Cordero could lose job
July 26, 2012 Houston Astros – Francisco Cordero blew his second save in two days, making him 0/2 since joining the Astros. After the game, Brad Mills did not say he was removing Cordero from the...
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Brewers bullpen melts down again; Chad Durbin pitching well
July 30, 2012 Milwaukee Brewers – The Brewers bullpen had another meltdown on Sunday, and all of their top relievers were to blame; John Axford, Francisco Rodriguez, and Jose Veras all gave up multiple...
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Santiago Casilla out as closer in San Francisco, Jeremy Affeldt to lead...
August 8, 2012 San Francisco Giants – Jeremy Affeldt just picked up his 3rd save of the season and is a good bet to continue getting save chances for the Giants. Bruce Bochy said that the acquisition...
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Kameron Loe, Matt Albers rising; Heath Bell could lose the job he never had
August 13, 2012 Milwaukee Brewers – Kameron Loe picked up his first save of the season as Ron Roenicke continues to follow through on his threat that everyone in the Brewers bullpen will get a shot at...
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Francisco Rodriguez pitching in high-leverage spots again
September 5, 2012 Milwaukee Brewers – Francisco Rodriguez pitched a clean 7th inning on Tuesday, picking up his 25th hold of the year. K-Rod actually was summoned a week ago for a save chance when...
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Heath Bell blows save, Mike Adams is back on the DL
June 23, 2013 Arizona Diamondbacks - Heath Bell blew another save last night, and he has given up a homerun in his last five appearances. When Kirk Gibson was asked about Bell continuing to close he...
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Jim Henderson doesn’t have a firm grip on his job; Brandon Lyon getting shelled
June 1, 2013 New York Mets – A few days ago, Brandon Lyon was in line to get any Mets save opportunities on nights Bobby Parnell was unavailable, but two horrendous outings against the Nationals may...
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Francisco Rodriguez will close… until he gets traded, anyway
July 2, 2013 Milwaukee Brewers – We missed this one yesterday; thanks to a reader for pointing it out: Ron Roenicke said that in most situations, K-Rod will be his closer. So we’re swapping them in...
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Trade Deadline Buy/Sell Report: National League Closers
July 18, 2013 SPECIAL UPDATE: TRADE DEADLINE BUY/SELL REPORT (PART TWO OF TWO) Glossary BUY+: This player has a large chance of becoming a closer by the trade deadline. BUY: This player has a small...
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K-Rod traded to Orioles, Jim Henderson to take over as closer
July 23, 2013 Milwaukee Brewers – Francisco Rodriguez has been traded to the Orioles. Jim Henderson should take over as closer. Hierarchy change: Jim Henderson to Closer, John Axford to Set-up,...
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Axford and Henderson “co-closers” in Milwaukee as K-Rod heads to Baltimore
July 24, 2013 Milwaukee Brewers – As we feared, now that K-Rod is gone, Ron Roenicke told reporters before Tuesday’s game that Jim Henderson and John Axford will likely “flip-flop” future save...
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Dane De La Rosa picks up first career save
August 10, 2013 Los Angeles Angels – Dane De La Rosa picked up his first career save on Friday. Ernesto Frieri has not pitched since Tuesday so he should have been well rested. However, manager Mike...
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Jim Johnson is back on the Hot Seat
August 15, 2013 Baltimore Orioles – Jim Johnson blew his third straight save and ninth of the year on Wednesday. Even before the game, the Baltimore Sun was asking its readers whether Johnson should be...
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Tommy Hunter gets save as Jim Johnson looks on from bench
August 21, 2013 Baltimore Orioles – In a wild 9th inning, Buck Showalter first left Darren O’Day on the mound to try to get the first out, and then yanked him in favor of Brian Matusz after the...
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Rafael Betancourt could be on a short leash; Tommy Hunter picks up save
August 22, 2013 Colorado Rockies – Rafael Betancourt’s third outing since returning from the DL ended in a blown save. Betancourt has been reliable all year, and had posted two scoreless appearances...
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