Bullpen Report: August 19, 2023
The 2023 version of the Bullpen Report includes five different sections, as well as the closer chart, which can be found at the bottom of the page.
We will always include a link to the full Closer Depth Chart at the bottom of the Bullpen Report each day. It’s also accessible from the RosterResource drop-down menu and from any RosterResource page. Please let us know what you think.
- Notable Workloads: Primary closers or valuable members of a closer committee who have been deemed unavailable or likely unavailable for the current day due to recent workload.
- Injury News
- Outlier Saves: Explanation for a non-closer earning a save during the previous day.
- Committee Clarity: Notes on a closer committee that clarify a pitcher’s standing in the group.
- Losing A Grip: Struggling closers who could be on the hot seat.
The “RosterResource” link will take you to the corresponding team’s RosterResource depth chart, which will give you a better picture of the full bullpen and results of the previous six days (pitch count, save, hold, win, loss, blown save).
Click HERE to view the full Closer Depth Chart.
Notable Workloads
•Carlos Hernández, KCR: 26 pitches on Friday; 9 pitches on Thursday. | RosterResource
Dylan Coleman, Taylor Clarke, and Austin Cox should all be available Saturday.
•Carlos Estévez, LAA: 43 pitches on Friday. | RosterResource
Estévez will probably need a couple days off after emptying the tank on Friday. Reynaldo López or Matt Moore would fill in.
•Kyle Finnegan, WSN: Three straight days; 14 pitches on Friday. | RosterResource
Hunter Harvey’s fresh off the IL and has worked back-to-back games and three of four, so a save chance could go to Jordan Weems.
Injury News
•None
Outlier Saves
•Andrew Kittredge, TBR | RosterResource
How’s that for a return from Tommy John surgery? Pete Fairbanks was able to keep a 6-6 game tied in the bottom of the ninth, and the Angels scored three in the top of the tenth to give Kittredge a nice cushion to work with. He retired the side in order in his triumphant return, throwing 12 of 15 pitches for strikes. He may quickly return to being a key cog in Kevin Cash’s bullpen; he had a 2.17 ERA in 99.2 innings from 2020 through 2022.
Committee Clarity
•None
Losing A Grip
•None
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Brash got 2 saves in a row this week after blowing one. Straight committee or could they be learning more towards him?
He got those saves while Munoz was recovering from a very high pitch count. From how it looked last night, I think Munoz still has the role to himself. Could be a shorter leash though with Brash doing so well.