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ID: 4157202 Fri, Jul 25, 2014, 03:54
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Baltimore Orioles: Tommy Hunter- 11 sv, Britton took the job and is stable now with 18 sv.
Boston Red Sox: Koji Uehara- 20 sv, stable.
Chicago White Sox: Nate Jones/Matt Lindstrom- 0/6 sv for these guys, Belisario got 8, and Putnam 3, but Petricka is the current closer with 5. Very unstable all year.
Cleveland Indians: John Axford (Cody Allen possiblity)- 9 sv for Axford, Allen is the current stable closer with 13 sv.
Detroit Tigers: Joe Nathan- 21 sv. Traded for Soria (17 sv). Suddenly unstable.
Houston Astros: Chad Qualls/Jessie Crain- 0 for Crain. 11 sv for Qualls, the current closer in a surprisingly strong bullpen.
Kansas City Royals: Greg Holland- 26 sv, stable.
Los Angeles Angels: Ernesto Frieri- 11 sv, lost job to Smith (15 sv) and traded for Grilli (11 sv). Smith lost job to Street (25 sv). Hot potato all year here.
Minnesota Twins: Glen Perkins- 24 sv, stable.
New York Yankees: Dave Robertson- 25 sv, stable.
Oakland A's: Jim Johnson- 2 sv, Doolittle with 15 sv is the current stable closer.
Seattle Mariners: Danny Farquhar- 1 sv, Rodney (27 sv) took the job and ran with it.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays: Grant Balfour/Heath Bell/Joey Peralta- 11 sv for Balfour before McGee (9 sv) the current stable closer took the job.
Texas Rangers: Neftali Felize/Joakim Soria/Tanner Scheppers- Soria had 17 sv before trade. Feliz likely candidate now.
Toronto Blue Jays: Casey Janssen- 15 sv, stable. Support from Santos (5 sv) while injured and some lefties currently. Cecil & Loup (4 sv each).
Arizon Diamondbacks: Addison Reed- 24 sv, stable.
Atlanta Braves: Craig Kimbrel- 30 sv, stable.
Chicago Cubs: Jose Veras/Pedro Strop- 0/2 sv for these guys, Rondon current stable closer with 11 sv.
Cincinnati Reds: Aroldis Chapman- 21 sv, stable.
Colorado Rockies: Latroy Hawkins- 17 sv, stable.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Kenley Jansen- 29 sv, stable.
Miami Marlins: Steve Cishek- 24 sv, stable.
Milwaukee Brewers: Jim Henderson- 0 sv, K-Rod took the job and ran with it (29 sv).
New York Mets: Bobby Parnell- 0 sv, Mejia is the only one who could really do anything with the job, 13 sv.
Philadelphia Phiillies: Jonathan Papelbon- 24 sv, stable.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Jason Grilli- had 11 sv, lost job, traded. Melancon current stable closer with 18 sv.
San Diego Padres: Huston Street- 25 sv and traded. Benoit (1 sv) is likely current closer.
San Francisco: Sergio Romo- 22 sv, lost job to Casilla (7 sv) who is current stable closer.
St Louis Cardinals: Trevor Rosenthal- 30 sv, stable.
Washington Nationals: Rafael Soriano- 23 sv, stable.
24 situations seemed stable preseason. 15 of those remained stable. Give or take a trade or two. Most bullpens are currently stable. Texas, San Diego, ChiSox, LAA, Det all off right now. Most of those teams with recent shakeups, but all with potential to settle down in the near future.
Injury and trade will keep things interesting though. My top bet for shakeup is Houston. Fields should get a shot down the stretch, Qualls will likely be traded. Philly right up there. Giles & Papelbon in that case. Colorado could trade Hawkins but that is not an interesting situation at all. Could see the Marlins trading too, but not seeing interesting options if they sell. Injury candidates? I could see Aaron Sanchez thrown into the fire if Casey Janssen hurt again. Smith will probably get a chance again, Street has been a bit too healthy. I could see another shakeup in San Fran. Trade for Papelbon maybe. Just throwin' out some thoughts!
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