Are you following @Rotoprofessor on Twitter? If not you should be, as we Tweet ut all the important bullpen notes every morning from the previous day’s games. Who is in jeopardy of losing their job? Who is worth the speculative add? Here are this morning tweets (Please note we won’t be posting these on the website every day, so make sure you follow @Rotoprofessor to ensure you don’t miss a thing):
MIN: Just when we thought Rogers had emerged as the closer, he's called on for 8th & takes BSV (1 R/2 H). Ultimately Parker got SV in 10th (perfect IP/2 K), his first SV in over two weeks. Both should be owned to see how this plays out #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
TEX: Maybe it was a day of rest for Kelley (he had worked back-to-back), notable it's Martin who collects SV (1 H/1 K). The former has been struggling & since Leclerc's not quite ready (though he did have perfect IP) Martin is worth grabbing #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
OAK: With Treinen hitting the IL it was Hendricks called on for 1st SV opp (2 K). With the struggles of Soria/Trivino it would appear that Hendricks is inline to see the opps (& his 1.49 ERA shows why) for now, so grab him to see how things play out #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
COL: Davis works in non-SV & struggles a little bit (1 H/2 BB/1 K). In 6.1 IP since returning from IL he has 11.37 ERA along with 12 H/5 BB. It's been ugly, and if he can't right the ship Oberg should return to seeing SV opps. Stash him just in case #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
CIN: Just when it looks like Lorenzen is being pushed into share of 9th inning duties, he's called on for one out in the 4th… Huh? Maybe he emerges as "the man" if Iglesias is traded, but right now he doesn't appeared prime to take role #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
STL: Hicks was called on for final 5 outs, but he allowed after throwing 28 pitches (1 R/1 H/2 K/1.1 IP) he was lifted for Webb (0.1 IP/1 BB) who grabbed SV. While it's frustrating he fell short of SV he remains "the man" for now so stay the course #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
ATL: Minter used in 7th (1 R/1 H/1 BB), Swarzak in 8th (perfect IP/3 K) & Jackson in 9th (2 BB/1 K). Tack on runs cost the SV opp, but for now it appears Jackson remains the man (with Swarzak looking like the next up) #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
TB: Castillo implodes again, falling to 1-6 with a 3.93 ERA, as he allowed 2 R/2 H/2 BB in his 1.0 IP. While he was never going to be an option to trust, this recent downturn (runs in 3 of past 4) pushes him further down the pecking order #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
TOR: Giles earned 1st SV since returning from IL though it wasn't pretty (1 R/1 H/1 BB/3 K). That said there are no concerns, outside of the potential for a trade prior to the deadline (and Hudson appears to be next up) #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
BOS: Barnes summoned for 8th & takes BSV/L (3 R/2 H/2 BB/1 K/0.2 IP). It doesn't mean he won't be used in the 9th in near future, as this remains one of the most convoluted committees in baseball. At this point it's one to completely avoid #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
MIA: Romo got day off after working 4 straight, and it is ultimately Quijada who got final 2 outs for SV. While the LHP has posted a 1.69 ERA over 5.1 IP, he also has walked 6 & may be more of a matchup play. Don't read into the situation #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
SD: Another disastrous outing from Stammen (4 R/3 H/2 BB/1.0 IP), who now has taken L in three of his eight appearances this month. For now he should remain the next up option, despite these recent struggles #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
NYY: With Chapman getting day off it's Britton who gets SV. Sure he made it interesting (3 BB), but for now he'll continue to see the rogue SV opportunity if necessary #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
BAL: Givens works 9th & stumbles a bit (1 R/1 H/1 BB/2 K) in non-SV. He still has the highest upside in an underwhelming bullpen, but is likely to be traded & there won't be many opps regardless #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
CLE: Hand gets into a little trouble (2 H/2 K) but gets job done. There's a chance he gets traded, but with Cleveland always looking to compete for the playoffs/World Series Title that's hard to anticipate #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
SF: Smith picks up SV w/perfect IP (1 K). He's as safe as they come, as long as he's in SF, but a trade is likely so cash in while you can #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
PIT: Vazquez needs 5 pitches to get final out & earn SV. Those who own him just need to say thank you #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
MIL: Just a ho hum 6 out SV for Hader (4 K). Remember when there were questions as to if Milwaukee would use him consistently for SV opps? #MLB #FantasyBaseball #closers
— Rotoprofessor (@Rotoprofessor) June 23, 2019
Hey Prof,
I’m puzzling through the end of my bench on an order to decide whether to drop any for Mazara who’s available in a couple 12 team leagues. How would you order the following players (from keep to drop) and where would Mazara fit? Thank you as always!
Dietrich
F. Reyes
E Jimenez
W Meyer
Mancini
I wouldn’t drop Jimenez or Myers, and Reyes is a tough drop at this point. I like both Dietrich and Mancini, but either I’d be willing to move on from in order to grab Mazara
Myers has been pretty horrid compared to Mazara, so unless Curious has some faith in him, he/she could probably cut Myers loose. Seems like a shallow league with Mazara on the wire.
Thanks Prof, have a good one!
Just a not on Rogers and barnes. Roger’s was used for a 2 inning save on Friday night. The 2 inning save should be followed by a day off. It is understandable why he wasn’t fresh.
Barnes on the other hand also pitched in back to back games and really seems to struggle when asked to do that so often. His workload also is questionable and can also explain his ineffectiveness. He has pitched in 12 of the last 22 days. That kind of workload is not sustainable.