Bullpen Report: August 9, 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.

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

•Félix Bautista, BAL: 30 pitches on Tuesday. | RosterResource

Bautista might need a couple days off after Tuesday’s meltdown. Yennier Cano, Shintaro Fujinami, and Danny Coulombe are the likeliest substitutes.

•Raisel Iglesias, ATL: 21 pitches on Tuesday; 15 pitches on Monday. | RosterResource

A.J. Minter and Joe Jiménez should both be good to go Wednesday.

•David Bednar, PIT: Four of the last five days; 24 pitches on Tuesday. | RosterResource

Colin Holderman or Carmen Mlodzinski would probably fill in with Bednar surely unavailable Wednesday.

•Kyle Finnegan, WSN: Three of the last four days and four of the last six; 13 pitches on Tuesday. | RosterResource

The Nationals were rained out Monday, which gave Finnegan a much-needed day of rest, but he might be back on the bench Wednesday. That said, Andrés Machado threw 30 pitches Tuesday and Jordan Weems is also in the three-of-four club, so Finnegan might just be needed.

Injury News

•None

Outlier Saves

•Dominic Leone, LAA | RosterResource

It’s been a real rough go of things for Carlos Estévez, who’s blown his last two save chances and ballooned his ERA from 1.88 to 3.57 in just three outings. He was surely unavailable Tuesday after 37 pitches between Sunday and Monday, leading the Angels to have Leone pitch the eighth and ninth in a tight ballgame against the Giants. He wasn’t particularly sharp, throwing just 16 of 28 pitches for strikes and giving up a homer to Wilmer Flores, but he was able to hang on for his first save of the year. He’s been solid since being acquired from the Mets at the deadline, giving up just one run in five innings.

Committee Clarity

•None

Losing A Grip

•None