Bullpen Report: September 27, 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.
- 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.)
Notable Workloads
•Josh Hader, MIL: Back-to-back days; 21 pitches on Saturday. | RosterResource
In a must-win game on Sunday, Hader should be available for a third consecutive day.
•Liam Hendriks, OAK: Back-to-back days; 24 pitches on Saturday. | RosterResource
Joakim Soria is a likely candidate for a save chance on Sunday.
Injury News
•None
Outlier Saves
•Adam Kolarek, LAD | RosterResource
With Kenley Jansen having pitched back-to-back days, the Dodgers gave Alex Wood the opportunity to pick up a six-out save on Saturday. But after retiring the leadoff man in the ninth, an error and back-to-back doubles allowed the Angels to cut the lead to 7-6. Kolarek came in to close things out, allowing an infield single before retiring Albert Pujols and Shohei Ohtani.
The 31-year-old lefty has allowed a run in only two of his 20 appearances. While there was concern about how well he’d fare in 2020 with the three-batter minimum a potential obstacle because of his extreme splits, Kolarek has been a key contributor to the Dodgers’ bullpen. Right-handed batters are hitting .286 against him, but he’s only allowed one extra-base hit, a homer to Trevor Story at Coors Field.
•Aaron Slegers, TBR | RosterResource
Slegers’ second save of 2020 was a rare case when a pitcher qualifies for a save because the lead was three runs or less and because he pitched at least three innings. The 28-year-old entered with a 4-1 lead in the seventh and promptly allowed three consecutive singles to the Phillies as they closed the gap to two runs. A double play and a strikeout ended the inning and then he cruised the rest of the way to close out a 4-3 win. In 11 of Slegers’ 13 appearances, he’s pitched at least two innings.
Committee Clarity
•None
Losing A Grip
•None
why is this article not showing in the all blogs article’s list in Blog Roll? Same for yesterday.
I just want to say thank you for all the hard work you guys have put into the bullpen report this season. It has been a great help.
I have found the format to be good, and the fact that the report is posted in such a timely manner is probably the best part of it.
Enjoy the break, and hopefully we will see more of these very useful reports next year.
Here here. A daily read!
Staumont is on DET Injured List column
thank you so much for doing this this year!
Thanks for doing this all year. Hugely useful.
Did the pandemic kill the closer? I would love to see a “what have we learned” article summarizing this year’s crazy bullpen strategy developments.
I should have a Bullpen Report 2020 Wrap Up in the next day or two.
Will there be bullpen reports for the post season?
Bullpens are notoriously fickle. A shutdown pen one season can become a liability the next—sometimes with virtually the same group of pitchers—and vice versa.
Every year, once-reliable relievers fade and others rise from relative obscurity to pitch lights-out in the late innings.
With those caveats in mind, let’s rank all 30 MLB teams’ bullpens heading (hopefully) into the still-uncertain 2020 MLB season https://www.mcdvoice.ltd/