Bullpen Report: July 26, 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

•Carlos Estévez, LAA: 26 pitches on Tuesday. | RosterResource

Jacob Webb, Matt Moore, José Soriano, and Aaron Loup are all options to close on Wednesday.

•Paul Sewald, SEA: Three straight days and five of the last six. | RosterResource

No shot Sewald is available Wednesday. Andrés Muñoz, Justin Topa, and Matt Brash are all possibilities to close.

•Alexis Díaz, CIN: Four of the last five days; 14 pitches on Tuesday. | RosterResource

Lucas Sims and Ian Gibaut both threw a lot of pitches Tuesday, but they might have to be available in a big series against the Brewers. Alex Young, Derek Law, and Buck Farmer are also possibilities.

•Justin Lawrence, COL: 31 pitches on Tuesday. | RosterResource

Daniel Bard is the likeliest closer on Wednesday.

•Josh Hader, SDP: 24 pitches on Tuesday. | RosterResource

Robert Suarez, Steven Wilson, or Tim Hill could get the ball in the ninth on Wednesday if Hader’s pitch count was a little too high on Tuesday.

Injury News

•None

Outlier Saves

•Aaron Loup, LAA | RosterResource

Carlos Estévez had a nightmarish outing on Tuesday, giving up four runs in an inning of work in a non-save opportunity, although all the runs were unearned. Fortunately he didn’t cough up the lead and let the Tigers walk the game off, so Loup got a save chance in a 7-6 game. Despite the zombie runner on second, he made quick work of the Tigers, with a grounder to short and two strikeouts for his first save of the year. He’s got a 4.71 ERA but has been on a run of five straight scoreless appearances since getting torched for four runs on July 7th.

Committee Clarity

•None

Losing A Grip

•None