Bullpen Report: June 21, 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

•Tanner Houck, BOS: 14 pitches on Monday, three of last four days. | Roster Resource

In all three of Houck’s latest appearances, he has converted on save opportunities. He’ll likely be in need of rest on Tuesday and with John Schreiber also on “High Usage Alert”, Matt Strahm, Jake Diekman, or Hansel Robles could be available to close out the game.

•Clay Holmes, NYY: 25 pitches on Monday. | Roster Resource

Once Gerrit Cole was taken out of the game after giving up his first hit in the eighth inning the Rays got the bats going. Holmes came in and looked unusually rocky and gave up only his second earned run of the season. He got the final two outs in the inning but was tagged with a blown save. The Yankees came back to score in the top of the ninth and Wandy Peralta closed out the game in the bottom of the frame and recorded a win. If Holmes is unavailable on Tuesday after Monday’s high pitch count, Miguel Castro or Michael King are likely to fill in.

•Kenley Jansen, ATL: 20 pitches on Monday, back-t0-back days. | Roster Resource

A.J. Minter and Will Smith should be available to throw in late innings if Jansen needs a day off.

 

Injury News

•None

 

Outlier Saves

•None

 

Committee Clarity

•Joe Kelly, CHW

Last night’s contest on the southside of Chicago was a high-scoring affair that ended 8-7, White Sox. Lance Lynn threw five and gave up three earned runs. Reynaldo López took over in the sixth and threw two scoreless innings. The ball then went to Kendall Graveman in the eighth and he recorded the hold, giving up a double to Teoscar Hernandez, but no allowed runs. It was Joe Kelly, only about a week in from returning from the IL, who got the opportunity to close out the game. He started off with a strikeout to Matt Chapman, but then gave up a single and a home run. He recorded the final two outs to earn the save but it was not the most convincing outing.

Kelly only has six career saves and hasn’t really gotten into much of a rhythm so far in 2022. It’s unclear as to why Kelly got the ninth and Graveman got the eighth, but perhaps this tweet from The Athletic’s Chicago White Sox beat writer gives insight:

Kendall Graveman is coming in for the eighth, but since he’s facing the Jays’ 3-4-5, there’s a case to be made that this is the biggest inning.

— James Fegan (@JRFegan) June 21, 2022

 

Losing a Grip

•None