Bullpen Report: August 28, 2022

The 2022 version of 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.

1. 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.
2. Injury News
3. Outlier Saves: Explanation for a non-closer earning a save during the previous day.
4. Committee Clarity: Notes on a closer committee that clarify a pitcher’s standing in the group.
5. 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

•Jonathan Loáisiga, NYY: 9 pitches on Saturday, back-to-back days. | Roster Resource

Wandy Peralta or Lou Trivino are likely to throw in a save situation on Sunday if one comes up.

•Emmanuel Clase, CLE: 6 pitches on Saturday, back-to-back days. | Roster Resource

Throwing only three pitches on Friday and six on Saturday makes it seem like Clase could be used for the third day in a row if he is needed on Sunday. If that’s not the case, Trevor Stephan is the likeliest candidate to fill in for the closer.

•Kenley Jansen, ATL: 23 pitches on Saturday. | Roster Resource

Jansen had a bit of a blow-up last night against the Cardinals and that may bring him back out for the second day in a row on Sunday if redemption is sought after. Both setup men, Raisel Iglesias (20 pitches on Saturday, back-to-back days) and A.J. Minter (10 pitches on Saturday, back-to-back days) are on “High Usage Alert”. If none of the three are available, Tyler Matzek is a reliever with a save so far this season and could potentially be used in a save situation.

•Alexis Díaz, CIN: 26 pitches on Saturday. | Roster Resource

Co-closer Hunter Strickland was off on Saturday and should be available on Sunday.

•Camilo Doval, SFG: 28 pitches on Saturday. | Roster Resource

John Brebbia, Tyler Rogers, Jarlín García are the relievers who are not on “High Usage Alert” going into Sunday’s game. Brebbia is the most likely of the three to appear in a save situation.

Injury News

•None

 

Outlier Saves

•Adam Ottavino, NYM | Roster Resource

As expected, Edwin Díaz got a rest after throwing on Thursday and Friday and Ottavino filled in. He did so well, giving up one hit and no walks to record his second save of the season. Seth Lugo threw a clean, two strikeout inning in the seventh, and Trevor May did the same in the eighth. The Mets are now the second-best team in baseball with 82 wins and their bullpen is showing that it is more than just Edwin Díaz in the ninth.

 

Committee Clarity

•Jimmy Herget, LAA | Roster Resource

Shohei Ohtani went a full seven innings on Saturday and Herget completed the eighth and ninth with two strikeouts, no walks, and no hits. Herget recorded his third save of the season and he has started to instill more confidence in late innings. While José Quijada was tagged with a “Reliever on the Rise” mark on the Closer Depth Chart after the trading away of Raisel Iglesias, Herget has quietly made a charge into a co-closer role. He has been listed on top prospect lists for a few years now but seems to have finally found consistent time in the Angels’ bullpen, recording 51.2 innings so far this year with a 2.79 ERA, though his statcast xERA sits at 3.38. Herget’s prospect graduation TLDR reads…

The low-slot slingin’ Herget has a deadly slider when he executes it consistently, and though he’s hopped around a couple of rosters, he still projected as a solid-middle inning contributor upon exhausting his rookie eligibility.

…and it would appear that he is attempting to exceed expectations with the opportunity in Los Angeles. His 90th percentile BB% and 81st percentile “Curve Spin” are the only two metrics that really pop off the page on his Savant profile, but he’ll be an interesting pitcher to watch as the season comes to an end and the Angels make decisions about next year.

 

Losing a Grip

•None