Bullpen Report: June 25, 2021 by Jason Martinez June 25, 2021 The 2021 version of Bullpen Report includes five differentßsections, as well as the closer chart, which can be found at the bottom of the page. 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. Injury News Outlier Saves: Explanation for a non-closer earning a save during the previous day. Committee Clarity: Notes on a closer committee that clarify a pitcher’s standing in the group. 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 •None Injury News •Lucas Sims, CIN | Placed on 10-Day IL (sprained elbow). | RosterResource Sims, who had become the team’s primary closer over the past month with six saves and only one run allowed over a span of 12 innings from May 25 through June 21, will miss at least 3-to-4 weeks. David Bell gives a 3-to-4 week timeline for Lucas Sims. “That’s how I’m going to be thinking about it." — Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) June 24, 2021 That timetable is probably the best-case scenario and, more likely, wishful thinking from Reds manager David Bell. Tommy John surgery is a very common result following an elbow sprain diagnosis, although it’s too early to speculate on the severity of Sims’ injury. It’s worth noting that the 27-year-old right-hander has continued to increase his curveball/slider usage (44% in 2019; 50% in 2020; 59% in 2021) while his average fastball velocity has also gone up every year since he made his MLB debut in 2017. Outlier Saves •None Committee Clarity •Brad Brach, CIN | RosterResource The Reds’ usage of Tejay Antone in 2021 would indicate that they aren’t likely to save him for the final outs of a game. If they can hand him a lead in the 8th inning, however, there is a good chance he could finish things out. After all, he had recorded more than three outs in 13 of his 22 appearances coming into Thursday’s game. So, there was every reason to believe he was in line for a save chance when he entered with a 4-1 lead over the Braves in the 8th inning. A crazy thing happened, though. Antone had a rare bad outing, allowing five consecutive batters to reach — HR, 1B, E3, 1B, BB — before he ended the threat with his team still ahead by a run. It was only the third outing in which he’s allowed a run this season. Leading 5-3 in the 9th, the Reds turned to Brach, whose last save came in 2018 while he was with the Braves. He pitched a scoreless inning, allowing just a single to Freddie Freeman while striking out two to close things out and extend his scoreless streak to 8 1/3 innings. While a committee is still a possibility with Antone and Amir Garrett (four consecutive scoreless appearances) also in the mix, the Reds could continue to go with the veteran Brach in hopes of some late-inning stability. Losing A Grip •None Click HERE to view the full Closer Depth Chart. Not Very Stable Hot Seat Committee Bullpen Report — 6/25/2021 Team Closer First Up Second Up Injured List ARI Joakim Soria Noe Ramirez Ryan Buchter ATL Will Smith A.J. Minter Luke Jackson BAL Paul Fry Hunter Harvey Tanner Scott BOS Matt Barnes Adam Ottavino Darwinzon Hernandez CHC Craig Kimbrel Ryan Tepera Andrew Chafin Rowan Wick CWS Liam Hendriks Aaron Bummer Evan Marshall CIN Brad Brach Tejay Antone Amir Garrett Lucas Sims CLE Emmanuel Clase James Karinchak Bryan Shaw COL Daniel Bard Carlos Estevez Tyler Kinley Mychal Givens DET Michael Fulmer Gregory Soto Jose Cisnero HOU Ryan Pressly Ryne Stanek Brooks Raley KC Greg Holland Scott Barlow Kyle Zimmer LAA Raisel Iglesias Steve Cishek Tony Watson LAD Kenley Jansen Blake Treinen Victor Gonzalez MIA Yimi Garcia Dylan Floro Anthony Bass MIL Josh Hader Devin Williams Brent Suter MIN Hansel Robles Taylor Rogers Jorge Alcala NYM Edwin Diaz Seth Lugo Trevor May NYY Aroldis Chapman Zack Britton Chad Green OAK Lou Trivino Jake Diekman Yusmeiro Petit J.B. Wendelken PHI Hector Neris Jose Alvarado Archie Bradley PIT Richard Rodriguez Kyle Crick David Bednar STL Alex Reyes Giovanny Gallegos Genesis Cabrera SD Mark Melancon Emilio Pagan Austin Adams Drew Pomeranz SF Tyler Rogers Jake McGee Zack Littell SEA Kendall Graveman Drew Steckenrider Anthony Misiewicz TB Diego Castillo Pete Fairbanks J.P. Feyereisen TEX Ian Kennedy Joely Rodriguez Brett Martin TOR Jordan Romano Tyler Chatwood Tim Mayza Rafael Dolis WSH Brad Hand Tanner Rainey Wander Suero Daniel Hudson