Bullpen Report: September 10, 2021

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September 10, 2021

NEW FEATURE ALERT! We have added an upgraded version of RosterResource’s Closer Depth Chart to FanGraphs. Read more about it here.

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).

Notable Workloads

•Andrew Chafin, OAK: 13 pitches on Thursday; 22 pitches on Wednesday. | RosterResource

Co-closers Sergio Romo and Jake Diekman should both be available on Friday.

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•Carlos Estévez, COL: 19 pitches on Thursday; 26 pitches on Wednesday. | RosterResource

Daniel Bard and Jhoulys Chacín are the top options to get a save chance on Friday if Estévez has a day off.

•Ian Kennedy, PHI: 27 pitches on Thursday. | RosterResource

José Alvarado, Héctor Neris and Archie Bradley could substitute for Kennedy on Friday—if he’s even still the closer (more on that under Losing A Grip).

Injury News

•None

Outlier Saves

•None

Committee Clarity

•None

Losing A Grip

•Ian Kennedy, PHI | RosterResource

Blowups for a closer are bound to happen from time-to-time, but they’ve happened two of the eight times Kennedy has been handed a save chance as a Phillie, which is a simply unacceptably high rate. Thursday’s loss was particularly crushing, as Kennedy retired the first two batters he faced before allowing a single and then back-to-back home runs. The former Ranger has now allowed six home runs in just fourteen appearances since being acquired, one more than he allowed in 32 appearances for Texas.

Further loosening Kennedy’s grip is the reemergence of the enigmatic Héctor Neris, who pitched a scoreless eighth on Thursday, with two strikeouts to boot. Since a disastrous six-run outing on July 4th, Neris has pitched to a sterling 1.23 ERA. Take out that one appearance and Neris’ seasonal ERA drops by almost a full run, from 3.26 to 2.40. He’s got 12 saves on the season, and at this rate he’ll finish with more than those dozen.

Click HERE to view the full Closer Depth Chart.

Not Very Stable
Hot Seat
Committee
Bullpen Report — 9/9/2021
Team Closer First Up Second Up Injured List
ARI J.B. Wendelken Taylor Widener Joe Mantiply Tyler Clippard
ATL Will Smith Richard Rodriguez Tyler Matzek
BAL Tyler Wells Cole Sulser Tanner Scott
BOS Adam Ottavino Garrett Whitlock Hansel Robles Matt Barnes
CHC Rowan Wick Codi Heuer Adam Morgan
CWS Liam Hendriks Craig Kimbrel Ryan Tepera
CIN Mychal Givens Michael Lorenzen Lucas Sims Tejay Antone
CLE Emmanuel Clase Nick Wittgren Bryan Shaw
COL Carlos Estevez Daniel Bard Jhouys Chacin
DET Gregory Soto Jose Cisnero Michael Fulmer
HOU Ryan Pressly Ryne Stanek Kendall Graveman
KC Scott Barlow Domingo Tapia Josh Staumont
LAA Raisel Iglesias Mike Mayers Steve Cishek
LAD Kenley Jansen Blake Treinen Alex Vesia
MIA Dylan Floro Anthony Bender Anthony Bass
MIL Josh Hader Devin Williams Brad Boxberger
MIN Alex Colome Tyler Duffey Juan Minaya Taylor Rogers
NYM Edwin Diaz Seth Lugo Trevor May
NYY Aroldis Chapman Chad Green Clay Holmes Jonathan Loaisiga
OAK Andrew Chafin Sergio Romo Jake Diekman
PHI Ian Kennedy Jose Alvarado Hector Neris
PIT David Bednar Chris Stratton Chad Kuhl
STL Giovanny Gallegos Luis Garcia Alex Reyes
SD Mark Melancon Daniel Hudson Pierce Johnson
SF Jake McGee Tyler Rogers Dominic Leone
SEA Drew Steckenrider Paul Sewald Diego Castillo
TB Andrew Kittredge Pete Fairbanks Collin McHugh
TEX Joe Barlow Spencer Patton Brett Martin
TOR Jordan Romano Tim Mayza Adam Cimber
WSH Kyle Finnegan Andres Machado Ryne Harper





 

Jon Becker manages RosterResource's team payroll pages and assists with all other aspects of RosterResource, too. Follow him at your own peril on Twitter at @jonbecker_ and on BlueSky at @jon-becker.com.

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