Bullpen Report: Sunday April 26, 2015
What an uneventful day for bullpens. Like zero things changed. Tony Cingrani pitched two frames for the Reds, his first action in forever. I can see him pitching the seventh for the Reds in the near future. Hector Rondon garnered his fourth save for the Cubs, following Pedro Strop and his sore foot.
David Robertson struck out the side and picked up the win in the White Sox suspended victory over the Royals. He gave up two hits, but grabbed his third save in the second game with K.C. Huge day for Robertson. I bet he called his parents tonight and was all, “I got a win and a save today!”. They should be hella proud.
Tyler Clippard was on waivers in one of my leagues. I wish I had him, but I’m not sad I didn’t get saddled with his two earned and the loss Sunday. Tony Sipp slurped up his second win, and Luke Gregerson saved his fourth game for the Astros.
Craig Kimbrel has six saves for the Padres. Jason Grilli has seven. I would imagine that Kimbrel makes that gap a little bigger as the summer progresses. Joaquin Benoit got his fourth hold, and made everyone smile.
Notes from Saturday: Trevor Rosenthal had pitched three days in a row, so Seth Maness picked up the save on Saturday. Jordan Walden also had the day off. Sergio Casilla blew the save for the Giants on Saturday, and with a plus three ERA, I don’t know how long his leash is. Romo could be a decent sneaky grab. Huston Street nabbed his seventh save. Glen Perkins achieved his fourth save.
Of Note:Greg Holland(pectoral) will play catch today. I wish someone would play catch with me. Cody Allen is making us all sad. Funny how baseball is, Allen and Joakim Soria both give up an earned run, Soria gets his seventh save and Allen continues to make us cross. There’s a huge line of people in the Jonathan Papelbon fan club. He got his fourth save on Sunday, with Ken Giles getting a hold. Too bad Luis Garcia is on the Phillies, because he’d be fun to watch on a contender. Francisco Rodriguez earned his third save on Sunday. Neftali Feliz went two innings to get the win on Sunday. Glen Perkins made all of Minnesota smile as he saved his fifth for the Twins.
Closer Grid:
[Green light, yellow light, red light: the colors represent the volatility of the bullpen order.]
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Just FYI, you linked David Roberts instead of David Robertson. Good report though, as always; keep it up guys!
The Johan Santa syndrome is spreading!