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2:00 Ben Clemens: Someone asked a question that I feel very passionately about, and it seems like a perfect thing to start the chat on. This one is going to be participatory — if you come up with any ideas, let me know, and I’ll keep talking about it throughout the chat 2:00 2:01 Ben Clemens: I hadn’t thought about this until now, but it’s of GREAT import to me as a baseball watcher 2:01 2:01 2:02 Appa Yip Yip: Have you ever thought about doing historical comparisons of stuff and velocity between great pitchers of bygone eras and their closest modern counterparts? It would be interest...

April 11, 2021 The 2021 version of Bullpen Report includes five different sections, as well as the closer chart, which can be found at the bottom of the page. Notable Workloads: Primary closers or valuable members of a closer committee who have been deemed unavailable or likely unavailable for the current day due to recent workload. Injury News  Outlier Saves: Explanation for a non-closer earning a save during the previous day. Committee Clarity: Notes on a closer committee that clarify a pitcher’s standing in the group. Losing A Grip: Struggling closers who could be on the hot seat. The �...

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April 11, 2021 Joe Musgrove came into the season viewed by many as a breakout candidate, and it’s easy to see why. The 28-year-old Pirate-turned-Padre possesses plus stuff, and the change of scenery — from Pittsburgh to his hometown of San Diego, no less — portends more success…. particularly in the won-loss column. Musgrove went a paltry 1-5 with the N.L. Central cellar-dwellers in 2020, while his new club is poised to win, per our projections, 94 games in the current campaign. By and large, the breakout has already happened, and not solely because the 6-foot-5, 235-pound right-hande...

7:33 7:33 7:34 7:34 Jeff Zimmerman: That said, they are three different players. Arraez is going to end up with 3 positions and might be the best when in a full-time role 7:35 7:35 7:35 Closer carousel: Merryweather or Romano as closer for Jays? Reyes for Cards? Castillo in TB? Who in Det and Bal  and Oak? 7:36 7:36 Jeff Zimmerman: Tor: I think it’s Romano’s right now and if he does the job, Merryweather sets up. Comparable to Hader and Williams last year 7:37 7:37 7:38 7:38 Jeff Zimmerman: Balt: I think it will be Scott. It’s tough to see a 85 mph flamethrower keep the job. 7:39 7:39...