Bullpen Report: June 17, 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

•Alexis Díaz, CIN: Three of the last four days and four of the last six; 16 pitches on Friday. | RosterResource

Díaz was pretty shaky Friday, so he might get Saturday off in favor of Lucas Sims or Ian Gibaut.

•Devin Williams, MIL: 23 pitches on Friday. | RosterResource

Williams’s availability isn’t a sure thing on Saturday; if he’s down, a save chance could go to Peter Strzelecki, Elvis Peguero, or Joel Payamps.

Injury News

•None

Outlier Saves

•Sam Bachman, LAA | RosterResource

Friday made back-to-back days with Outlier Saves for the Angels, with Jacob Webb bailing out closer Carlos Estévez after he walked all three batters faced on Thursday. Estévez’s job is secure, but he was unavailable Friday after throwing three of four days and 20 erratic pitches the day before. Bachman was very effective in the eighth and as such kept going to finish the game for his first career save.

Bachman’s been excellent to open his MLB career, allowing just one run in 12 innings, racing to the bigs after being the ninth overall pick in 2021.

•Jakob Junis, SFG | RosterResource

The Giants had already burned through five other relievers when Camilo Doval blew his save chance in the ninth, and used Taylor Rogers in a tie game in the tenth. That left Junis as the closer for the 11th, which he handled no problem. The righty needed just ten pitches for a 1-2-3 inning to seal San Francisco’s win. He’s been a solid multi-inning arm, with 48 strikeouts in 39.1 innings spanning just 19 appearances.

Committee Clarity

•None

Losing A Grip

•None