kidtwentytwo 5,383 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Backdoor Slider said: One more tease for Braves fans to end the offseason. We all know where he’ll end up. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AlexxelA 134 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 5 hours ago, Knox said: Daryl Van SchouwenVerified account @CST_soxvan 17s17 seconds ago Renteria says Alex Colome is the White Sox closer. Not unexpected. Is this 100% accurate then? Colome it is? (I don't know that guy, I'm sure he's in the know.)? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
kidtwentytwo 5,383 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Link to post Share on other sites
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The Big Bat Theory 7,359 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, En Votto Veritas said: The Knebel situation doesn't look good. Let's say in best case scenario he rehabs well and comes back feeling fine. Well: - MIL may have signed Kimbrel so no closing for Knebel. - Jeffress will have had ample time to establish himself as the closer. - Hader will likely remain in fireman role, but MIL could go to a Hader/Jeffress closer/fireman duo. There are just too many question marks here, and that's best case. Worst case the injury requires TJ. Second worst case it's harder to rehab than expected. Etc. etc. So if I had the DL space I'd certainly stash him until further notice, but if there's a guy on the WW that I want I would feel confident dropping Knebel outright. Depends on how long it takes for Jeffress to come back. That was why they suddenly got real interested in Kimbrel. Quote Jeremy Jeffress (shoulder) will open the 2019 regular season on the injured list. Advice: Brewers manager Craig Counsell confirmed that bit of news Tuesday (me: last week, the 12th) in camp. Jeffress is making progress in his recovery from a sore right shoulder and is set to throw a bullpen session on Thursday, but he'll hang back in Arizona when the team heads north next week. The hope is that it will be a relatively short absence for the 31-year-old setup man. More: Tom Haudricourt on Twitter (Rotoworld.com) "The hope is" does not sound like a sure cure for a mysterious sore shoulder. So it isn't just Knebel alone which was why they got desperate enough to go Kimbrel shopping. Edited March 23, 2019 by The Big Bat Theory Link to post Share on other sites
AnonymousRob 3,429 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 10 hours ago, kidtwentytwo said: Atlanta: Vizcaino but the Braves are going to work Minter in as soon as he's healthy. What makes you think this? I'm far from an Atlanta homer so I'm curious why you feel this way. Link to post Share on other sites
Backdoor Slider 8,273 Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Another handy chart with some breakdowns of a few jobs. https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/bullpen-report-the-first-one-of-2019/ 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
kidtwentytwo 5,383 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 28 minutes ago, AnonymousRob said: What makes you think this? I'm far from an Atlanta homer so I'm curious why you feel this way. I think he's the better pitcher, when healthy. Really both Minter and Viz have issues staying healthy and if they both split it, the team can manage their workloads better. Then there's this earlier this month... https://www.12up.com/posts/6315753-brian-snitker-hints-braves-could-use-closer-by-committee #Braves' Snitker indicated that Viz and Minter would split closer duties to start season. "And it may start out being a matchup-type thing, eight and ninth inning. We did that a little bit last year at the end." 1 Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Bat Theory 7,359 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 9 hours ago, Backdoor Slider said: Another handy chart with some breakdowns of a few jobs. https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/bullpen-report-the-first-one-of-2019/ That thing was out of date the day they put it up. Knebel was already announced as being out a long time and Minter was injured. Link to post Share on other sites
Backdoor Slider 8,273 Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, The Big Bat Theory said: That thing was out of date the day they put it up. Knebel was already announced as being out a long time and Minter was injured. It’s not been announced he’s out for a long time. A UCL injury he’s pitched with for years. Still waiting on word, unless you’ve got info no one else has. That said, it’s all addressed if you do some reading and not just scroll down to the chart. Edited March 23, 2019 by Backdoor Slider Link to post Share on other sites
oswald737 2,967 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Jordan Hicks will get “many” of the save opps. https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/player.php?id=13912 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
The_Real_Deal 290 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Anyone thinks Hirano from AZ gets the closer role? Link to post Share on other sites
Magoo 1,517 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 12 minutes ago, The_Real_Deal said: Anyone thinks Hirano from AZ gets the closer role? Yes Link to post Share on other sites
rockmastermike 12 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) Brewers sign RP Alex Wilson....what does this mean for Kimbrel? https://thebig1070.iheart.com/featured/brewers/content/2019-03-22-brewers-sign-relief-pitcher-alex-wilson/ Edited March 23, 2019 by rockmastermike Link to post Share on other sites
Backdoor Slider 8,273 Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, rockmastermike said: Brewers sign RP Alex Wilson....what does this mean for Kimbrel? https://thebig1070.iheart.com/featured/brewers/content/2019-03-22-brewers-sign-relief-pitcher-alex-wilson/ Seems like depth, either way. Could go Hader, Jeffers, Guerra, Albers, Wilson. Not sure it moves the needle either way re: Kimbrel. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Morat 91 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) . 2 hours ago, The_Real_Deal said: Anyone thinks Hirano from AZ gets the closer role? https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/diamondbacks-yoshihisa-hirano-in-closer-mix/ Hirano is being considered for the closer role along with Archie Bradley and Greg Holland, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports. It was widely assumed that Bradley and Holland were the candidates, but Hirano has been added to mix. Manager Torey Lovullo said he and general manager Mike Hazen started discussion on the team's closer, and a decision is expected in the next few days. Edited March 23, 2019 by Morat Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Bat Theory 7,359 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 3 hours ago, The_Real_Deal said: Anyone thinks Hirano from AZ gets the closer role? No. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Raymanta 86 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Among the closing candidates in all the unsettled bullpens, which would you say would be the best speculative adds right now? (I don't mean the best candidate in each bullpen; I mean, how would you rank the players among the following group.) I'm going to eliminate the guys who are widely considered to be the closer going forward (like Bradley in Arizona, Colome in Chicago, and Barnes in Boston), even if that turns out to be wrong. Here's the group: Greg Holland--ARI Yoshi Hirano--ARI Ryan Brasier--BOS Kelvin Herrera--CWS Brad Boxberger--KC Sergio Romo--MIA Drew Steckenrider--MIA Blake Parker--MIN Trevor May--MIN Mark Melancon--SF I think my top five speculative relievers, right now, may be Parker, Hirano, Boxberger, Romo, and May, in that order. Anyone else? Link to post Share on other sites
AlexxelA 134 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 14 minutes ago, Raymanta said: Among the closing candidates in all the unsettled bullpens, which would you say would be the best speculative adds right now? (I don't mean the best candidate in each bullpen; I mean, how would you rank the players among the following group.) I'm going to eliminate the guys who are widely considered to be the closer going forward (like Bradley in Arizona, Colome in Chicago, and Barnes in Boston), even if that turns out to be wrong. Here's the group: Greg Holland--ARI Yoshi Hirano--ARI Ryan Brasier--BOS Kelvin Herrera--CWS Brad Boxberger--KC Sergio Romo--MIA Drew Steckenrider--MIA Blake Parker--MIN Trevor May--MIN Mark Melancon--SF I think my top five speculative relievers, right now, may be Parker, Hirano, Boxberger, Romo, and May, in that order. Anyone else? I would add in this order: May, Braiser, Romo I would not pick up: Melancon Link to post Share on other sites
Finisher 133 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 31 minutes ago, Raymanta said: Among the closing candidates in all the unsettled bullpens, which would you say would be the best speculative adds right now? (I don't mean the best candidate in each bullpen; I mean, how would you rank the players among the following group.) I'm going to eliminate the guys who are widely considered to be the closer going forward (like Bradley in Arizona, Colome in Chicago, and Barnes in Boston), even if that turns out to be wrong. Here's the group: Greg Holland--ARI Yoshi Hirano--ARI Ryan Brasier--BOS Kelvin Herrera--CWS Brad Boxberger--KC Sergio Romo--MIA Drew Steckenrider--MIA Blake Parker--MIN Trevor May--MIN Mark Melancon--SF I think my top five speculative relievers, right now, may be Parker, Hirano, Boxberger, Romo, and May, in that order. Anyone else? May and Romo I think open the season as closers. Link to post Share on other sites
kidtwentytwo 5,383 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 so if kimbrel waits till June, he’s still waiting. The pick doesn’t mean anything, at least not to the Barves Link to post Share on other sites
kittenmittons 234 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/22/2019 at 5:18 PM, kidtwentytwo said: One more tease for Braves fans to end the offseason. We all know where he’ll end up. Where? Boston? I'd guess Atlanta would be more likely to pay up than Milwaukee. Waiting too long can't be increasing teams' confidence after the Holland disaster last year. I know Kimbrel is a lot better than that... But still a reliever... Link to post Share on other sites
lbjames6 2,700 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Raymanta said: Among the closing candidates in all the unsettled bullpens, which would you say would be the best speculative adds right now? (I don't mean the best candidate in each bullpen; I mean, how would you rank the players among the following group.) I'm going to eliminate the guys who are widely considered to be the closer going forward (like Bradley in Arizona, Colome in Chicago, and Barnes in Boston), even if that turns out to be wrong. Here's the group: Greg Holland--ARI Yoshi Hirano--ARI Ryan Brasier--BOS Kelvin Herrera--CWS Brad Boxberger--KC Sergio Romo--MIA Drew Steckenrider--MIA Blake Parker--MIN Trevor May--MIN Mark Melancon--SF I think my top five speculative relievers, right now, may be Parker, Hirano, Boxberger, Romo, and May, in that order. Anyone else? I think Adam Conley ends up being the guy. It may not happen right away though. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Bat Theory 7,359 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 5 hours ago, Raymanta said: Among the closing candidates in all the unsettled bullpens, which would you say would be the best speculative adds right now? (I don't mean the best candidate in each bullpen; I mean, how would you rank the players among the following group.) I'm going to eliminate the guys who are widely considered to be the closer going forward (like Bradley in Arizona, Colome in Chicago, and Barnes in Boston), even if that turns out to be wrong. Here's the group: Greg Holland--ARI Yoshi Hirano--ARI I think my top five speculative relievers, right now, may be Parker, Hirano, Boxberger, Romo, and May, in that order. Anyone else? My money is on Archie Bradley. Also no way no how Melancon closes for SF. Link to post Share on other sites
MrBrown 735 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 If its a true compettion based on ST then Yoshi would win the job easy. You'd think the job would be Bradley's though. And yea no way Melancon closes. Has to be Will Smith, who I think I have on 3 teams. Someone dropped him in one league after the draft, he's a late pick but that still surprised me. Link to post Share on other sites
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