Bullpen Report: September 15, 2020

The 2020 version of Bullpen Report includes six different sections, as well as the closer chart, which can be found at the bottom of the page.

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

•Alex Colomé, CHW: Back-to-back days; 3 of last 4 days; 26 pitches on Monday. | RosterResource

Evan Marshall is a likely candidate for a save chance on Tuesday.

•Raisel Iglesias, CIN: Back-to-back days; 11 pitches on Monday. | RosterResource

Archie Bradley has also pitched back-to-back days and threw 24 pitches on Monday, so he and Iglesias are both questionable for Tuesday’s game. Amir Garrett could be a more likely candidate for a save chance.

•Taylor Rogers, MIN: 3 of last 4 days; 23 pitches on Monday. | RosterResource

Sergio Romo is a likely candidate for a save chance on Tuesday.

•Yoshihisa Hirano, SEA: 3 consecutive days; 18 pitches on Monday. | RosterResource

Kendall Graveman and Yohan Ramirez are candidates for a save chance on Tuesday.

 

Injury News

•None

 

Outlier Saves

•None

 

Committee Clarity

•Ryan Helsley and Tyler Webb, STL | RosterResource

The first save chance for the Cardinals since Giovanny Gallegos went on the Injured List on Friday came in game one of Monday’s double-header. After taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the eighth inning, the Cardinals brought in Helsley to pitch the bottom half. It did not go well. A game-tying double by Ryan Braun and a sacrifice fly by Keston Hiura gave Helsley his second blown save and first loss of 2020.

In game two, Webb came in for the save chance after the Cardinals took a 3-2 lead in the top of the ninth. After a leadoff walk to put runners on first and second, the lefty got Luis Urías to ground into a double play and struck out Jace Peterson to close out the win.

Helsley and Andrew Miller, who was likely unavailable after Saturday and Sunday, were the team’s most likely candidates to seaparate themselves and become the primary closer. But given Helsey’s poor outing and Webb’s successful one, not to mention Alex Reyes and Génesis Cabrera each pitching a scoreless inning while striking out the side in game two, it’s likely that a committee with several options will continue for the foreseeable future.

 

Losing A Grip

•None