Bullpen Report: June 3, 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

•Jhoan Duran, MIN: 26 pitches on Friday. | RosterResource

Brock Stewart is the top choice to close Saturday if Duran is unavailable, especially with Jorge López struggling so much lately.

•Kyle Finnegan, WSN: 34 pitches on Friday. | RosterResource

It’s possible that Hunter Harvey also isn’t available after 16 pitches on Friday and 34 pitches on Wednesday, but with Thursday off it feels pretty plausible he’d be good to go. If he’s down, though, Carl Edwards Jr. is the likeliest closer.

Injury News

•None

Outlier Saves

•Justin Lawrence, COL | RosterResource

The Rockies handed Daniel Bard a five-run lead in the ninth, surely feeling that he’d close out the game with no problem. Unfortunately that wasn’t quite the case, and while he got two outs, Bud Black had seen enough with a couple walks and a hit to load the bases. Closer Pierce Johnson threw 21 pitches Thursday and struggled mightily, so he stayed in the bullpen as Lawrence took the ball and struck out pinch hitter Jackie Bradley Jr. to earn his first save of the year.

Lawrence has been one of the league’s breakout relievers this year, with Friday’s out lowering his ERA to 2.90, and he’s struck out 34 batters in 31 innings, holding hitters to a .193 average.

•Bryse Wilson, MIL | RosterResource

Craig Counsell decided to use Devin Williams in the bottom of the ninth in a tie game, and once the game got pushed to extras, he gave way to Elvis Peguero for the tenth after the Brewers were held scoreless in the top of the inning. Peguero was able keep the Reds off the board, before Wilson came in to protect a two-run lead in the 11th.

Wilson did let the zombie runner score but was able to strand the tying run on base for his third save of the season. It was his first “traditional” save of the year, with his first two of the three-inning variety. Wilson’s been a valuable Swiss Army knife reliever for the Brewers, with a 2.45 ERA in 29.1 innings spanning 17 appearances.

Committee Clarity

•None

Losing A Grip

•None