2K19: Closer and Bullpen

[Big Tymer]

And the Twins' opening day save goes to.... Taylor Rogers.

And the Red Sox opening day save goes to... nobody, because they got smoked by the unstoppable Mariners.

As a Rogers $1 owner I would love to think this will be the norm but probably just evidence that Minnesota will mix and match. With Rogers being a lefty I do think he’s in line for the occasional save especially with that dominant outing but Trevor May is no slouch.

[madducks]

Oh, and Hader got a 2 inning save for the Brewers.

Lorenzo Cain should get that save for robbing Jose Martinez of a game tying home run on the last play of the game.

[B-Fly]

Meanwhile, Wily Peralta and Jake Diekman managed to cough up a one-out save opportunity for Boxberger. Each of those three guys got one out.

[madducks]

Corey Knebel will decide tomorrow whether or not to get Tommy John surgery. He has been pitching with a slight tear of the UCL in his right elbow for the last four years and it got worse this year during spring training.

Jeremy Jefress (shoulder) is due back around mid-April. So, it looks like Hader will get save opportunities for a few more weeks.

[Judge Jude]

Hader will be used pretty much the same as last year, I suspect - like his 2-IP SV yesterday.
I would expect someone else - Albers? - to get the next 1-IP SV opp. That's how Counsell rolls.

[madducks]

Hader will be used pretty much the same as last year, I suspect - like his 2-IP SV yesterday.
I would expect someone else - Albers? - to get the next 1-IP SV opp. That's how Counsell rolls.

Counsell had better options to "roll" with last season. This year looks to be different.

[revo]

Knebel TJ surgery

[Judge Jude]

yeah, I put a bullet in his skull on Wednesday at 2-O and then submitted my keeper list.

#whathaveyoudoneformelately

[Judge Jude]

whoops, Albers on in the 4th inning of a 3-3 game vs Cardinals on MLB Network. so cross him off

Brewers trail 5-4 thru 6 innings
and here comes Barnes
so he's not the mystery closer guy tonight, either

[DMT]

Matt Barnes looked great getting his 1st save 1-2-3 with 2 Ks.

[TranaGreg]

Barnes looked great getting his 1st save 1-2-3 with 2 Ks.

Same line for Holland getting his first save last night.

[TranaGreg]

Hunter Strickland going for a MRI after blowing a save last night (tight shoulder) leaving some guys named Matt Festa and Corey Gearrin at the top of the Mariners chart.

[Judge Jude]

Barnes looked great getting his 1st save 1-2-3 with 2 Ks.

to clarify, J Barnes got hammered for the Brewers in turning a 5-4 7th inning deficit into 8-4

[revo]

Aroldis Chapman's fastball is down 6 mph from just 3 years ago and is averaging a very un-Chapman like 95.1 mph.

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[DMT]

to clarify, J Barnes got hammered for the Brewers in turning a 5-4 7th inning deficit into 8-4

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