Bullpen Report: June 2, 2016

Wade Davis was given the night off after recording his 16th save last night. Luke Hochevar and Kelvin Herrera each earned holds (10 and 15 respectively), as Hochevar pitched a clean 7th and Herrera, well, not so much as he gave up a run on two singles and a walk. Joakim Soria pitched the 9th, which is semi-surprising since it seemed like Herrera would be the next in line for saves if the moment arises. Guess Ned Yost thought it’d be best to not mess around too much with the bullpen order and give the save situation to the guy with more experience. Didn’t work out so well for the Royals as Soria blew his second save of the year giving up two runs on two hits (including a triple) and a game-ending sacrifice fly. I could change the chart based on tonight’s usage, but also feel like if a long-term situation was to come up, Herrera would be the guy.

The Yankees three-headed monster combined for to give up three runs tonight, but still earned a win, a hold, and a save as the Yankees defeated the Tigers 5-4. Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller, and Aroldis Chapman each gave up a run, but I guess Betances looked the best allowing only two baserunners over 1.1 innings and striking out three. Chapman and Miller both were not at their best allowing three baserunners each. Still, Betances was able to earn the win (2), as Miller got the hold (7) and Chapman closed out the save (8). Chapman allowed only one ball to the leave the infield to start the inning off. The next two batters reached on a walk and a bunt single. Chapman then induced a double play that scored a run and ended the game on a ground out. Nothing to be too concerned about from a Yankee perspective, but I thought it was worth noting since you rarely see this pen give up any runs, yet alone three in one game.

Will Smith saw his first major league action of the year and looked sharp in 1.1 innings allowing only one hit and striking one out. His velocity seemed a little lower than last year as his fastball averaged 93.3 MPH and he topped out at 91 today. Good news is he seemed to use his slider pretty frequently and effectively, which is arguably his best offering. Jeremy Jeffress pitched the 9th and looked shaky to start giving up a lead-off double, but then settled down to retire the next three batters to earn his 14th save of the year. On the Phillies side, Jeanmar Gomez struggled in the 9th coming into a game down by 1. Gomez gave up a single and two-run homer to Jonathan Villar. It was the first earned run Gomez had given up since May 17th.

Quick Notes: Brad Ziegler earned his tenth save and Kevin Jepsen earned his seventh. Brandon Kintzler earned his first hold for the Twins and has posted solid numbers in limited opportunities this season. He will be someone to monitor for higher leverage situations moving forward.

Closer Grid:

Closer First Second DL/Minors
Arizona Brad Ziegler Daniel Hudson Tyler Clippard
Atlanta Arodys Vizcaino Hunter Cervenka Alexi Ogando
Baltimore Zach Britton Darren O’Day Mychal Givens
Boston Craig Kimbrel Koji Uehara Junichi Tazawa
CHI (NL) Hector Rondon Pedro Strop Justin Grimm
CHI (AL) David Robertson Nate Jones Zach Duke
Cincy Tony Cingrani Ross Ohlendorf Blake Wood Jumbo Diaz
Cleveland Cody Allen Bryan Shaw Dan Otero
Colorado Jake McGee Carlos Estevez Jason Motte
Detroit Francisco Rodriguez Mark Lowe Justin Wilson Bruce Rondon
Houston Luke Gregerson Will Harris Ken Giles
KC Wade Davis Kelvin Herrera Joakim Soria
LAA Huston Street Joe Smith Fernando Salas
LAD Kenley Jansen Pedro Baez Joe Blanton Yimi Garcia
Miami A.J. Ramos David Phelps Kyle Barraclough
Milwaukee Jeremy Jeffress Will Smith Tyler Thornburg
Minnesota Kevin Jepsen Fernando Abad Michael Tonkin Glen Perkins
NY (NL) Jeurys Familia Addison Reed Jim Henderson
NY (AL) Aroldis Chapman Andrew Miller Dellin Betances
Oakland Ryan Madson Sean Doolittle John Axford
Philly Jeanmar Gomez Hector Neris David Hernandez
Pittsburgh Mark Melancon Tony Watson Neftali Feliz
St. Louis Trevor Rosenthal Kevin Siegrist Seung Hwan Oh
SD Fernando Rodney Brandon Maurer Ryan Buchter
SF Santiago Casilla Cody Gearrin Hunter Strickland Sergio Romo
Seattle Steve Cishek Joaquin Benoit Joel Peralta
TB Alex Colome Erasmo Ramirez Xavier Cedeno Brad Boxberger
Texas Sam Dyson Jake Diekman Matt Bush Keone Kela
Toronto Roberto Osuna Gavin Floyd Drew Storen Brett Cecil
Wash. Jonathan Papelbon Blake Treinen Shawn Kelley

[Green light, yellow light, red light: the colors represent the volatility of the bullpen order.]





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Daniel
7 years ago

When are these bullpens going to start to falter? I’m seeing way too much green on the chart.