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Rafael Soriano (RHP, NYY) successfully converted a save opportunity May 10, when David Robertson (RHP, NYY) was unavailable after pitching the previous two days. Robertson was still expected to get the next opportunity, but Soriano got the call in the ninth on May 14, and again got the job done. As it turns out, Robertson was unavailable then as well, due to a strained oblique that is expected to sideline him for about three weeks. Those who have stashed Soriano away could be rewarded, as he is in line for saves now, and there's no guarantee Robertson reclaims the job when healthy.
May 15 2012 11:05pm
May 15 2012 11:05pm
Matt Kemp and Juan Uribe land on the DL in LA, as rumors put Dee Gordon's job in question. A fractured fibula shelves Jeff Niemann, Stauffer returns to SD, more ...
May 14 2012 11:05pm
May 14 2012 11:05pm
Yet another closer has been deposed, this time in Oakland, where the team is also dealing with an injury to its starting center fielder. Meanwhile, over in the National League, the Mets may be mulling a similar change, while a catcher has suffered a season-ending knee injury.
May 13 2012 11:05pm
May 13 2012 11:05pm
Injury week in review: torn ACLs, olbliques, hamstrings, concussions, and more!
May 13 2012 11:03pm
May 13 2012 11:03pm
This NL Midweek Series Matchups column will cover a pair of two-game series for each team this week. There are no off days in the NL this week, as each series will start on Monday and Wednesday.
May 13 2012 11:02pm
May 13 2012 11:02pm
This AL Midweek Series Matchup column previews seven two-game series which will be played on Monday and Tuesday, and seven more two-game series which will be played on Wednesday and Thursday.
May 13 2012 11:02pm
May 13 2012 11:02pm
Mike Trout's much ballyhooed arrival signaled a decrease in playing time for one or more Angel outfielders, but who has taken the brunt of it? We also look at the suddenly productive Oakland CI and the woeful SS situation in San Diego as well as some injury updates and the signing of an old favorite...
May 12 2012 11:05pm
May 12 2012 11:05pm
The White Sox were counting on Chris Sale to provide them with a huge boost to the starting rotation. The Royals felt Jonathan Sanchez will give then a number one type starter. Now both have health issues that need to be watched closely.
May 12 2012 11:02pm
May 12 2012 11:02pm
Chris Sale (LHP, CHW) reportedly is scheduled to start Saturday, ending his brief stint as closer seemingly before it even began. CHW had removed Sale from the rotation May 4, designating him closer amidst reports of elbow tenderness and erstwhile rookie closer Hector Santiago's (LHP, CHW) ineffectiveness. Sale will make his start with two days' rest since a one-inning May 8 relief appearance.
May 11 2012 11:05pm
May 11 2012 11:05pm
Earlier this week our own Doug Dennis advised patience with Sean Marshall's (LHP, CIN) near-5.00 ERA due to superior peripherals (2.28 xERA, 5.0 Cmd, 194 BPV). But when Marshall gave up three hits and a run in two-thirds of an inning in what was a 2-0 game on Wednesday, Dusty Baker came with the hook. Logan Ondrusek (RHP, CIN) finished it off by recording the final out and his first career save. Is CIN the next participant in the Great Closer Turnover Trend of 2012?
May 10 2012 11:05pm
May 10 2012 11:05pm
This NL Weekend Series Matchup column previews eight three-game series, all of which run Friday through Sunday.
May 10 2012 11:02pm
May 10 2012 11:02pm
Rafael Soriano (RHP, NYY) successfully converted a save opportunity May 10, when David Robertson (RHP, NYY) was unavailable after pitching the previous two days. Robertson was still expected to get the next opportunity, but Soriano got the call in the ninth on May 14, and again got the job done. As it turns out, Robertson was unavailable then as well, due to a strained oblique that is expected to sideline him for about three weeks. Those who have stashed Soriano away could be rewarded, as he is in line for saves now, and there's no guarantee Robertson reclaims the job when healthy.
May 15 2012 11:05pm
May 15 2012 11:05pm
Matt Kemp and Juan Uribe land on the DL in LA, as rumors put Dee Gordon's job in question. A fractured fibula shelves Jeff Niemann, Stauffer returns to SD, more ...
May 14 2012 11:05pm
May 14 2012 11:05pm
Yet another closer has been deposed, this time in Oakland, where the team is also dealing with an injury to its starting center fielder. Meanwhile, over in the National League, the Mets may be mulling a similar change, while a catcher has suffered a season-ending knee injury.
May 13 2012 11:05pm
May 13 2012 11:05pm
Injury week in review: torn ACLs, olbliques, hamstrings, concussions, and more!
May 13 2012 11:03pm
May 13 2012 11:03pm
This NL Midweek Series Matchups column will cover a pair of two-game series for each team this week. There are no off days in the NL this week, as each series will start on Monday and Wednesday.
May 13 2012 11:02pm
May 13 2012 11:02pm
This AL Midweek Series Matchup column previews seven two-game series which will be played on Monday and Tuesday, and seven more two-game series which will be played on Wednesday and Thursday.
May 13 2012 11:02pm
May 13 2012 11:02pm
Mike Trout's much ballyhooed arrival signaled a decrease in playing time for one or more Angel outfielders, but who has taken the brunt of it? We also look at the suddenly productive Oakland CI and the woeful SS situation in San Diego as well as some injury updates and the signing of an old favorite...
May 12 2012 11:05pm
May 12 2012 11:05pm
The White Sox were counting on Chris Sale to provide them with a huge boost to the starting rotation. The Royals felt Jonathan Sanchez will give then a number one type starter. Now both have health issues that need to be watched closely.
May 12 2012 11:02pm
May 12 2012 11:02pm
Chris Sale (LHP, CHW) reportedly is scheduled to start Saturday, ending his brief stint as closer seemingly before it even began. CHW had removed Sale from the rotation May 4, designating him closer amidst reports of elbow tenderness and erstwhile rookie closer Hector Santiago's (LHP, CHW) ineffectiveness. Sale will make his start with two days' rest since a one-inning May 8 relief appearance.
May 11 2012 11:05pm
May 11 2012 11:05pm
Earlier this week our own Doug Dennis advised patience with Sean Marshall's (LHP, CIN) near-5.00 ERA due to superior peripherals (2.28 xERA, 5.0 Cmd, 194 BPV). But when Marshall gave up three hits and a run in two-thirds of an inning in what was a 2-0 game on Wednesday, Dusty Baker came with the hook. Logan Ondrusek (RHP, CIN) finished it off by recording the final out and his first career save. Is CIN the next participant in the Great Closer Turnover Trend of 2012?
May 10 2012 11:05pm
May 10 2012 11:05pm
This NL Weekend Series Matchup column previews eight three-game series, all of which run Friday through Sunday.
May 10 2012 11:02pm
May 10 2012 11:02pm
