Just like Monday was a bad day to be an American League second baseman, Wednesday was a bad day to be an American League closer. Whether it was because of injury or because of just flat out pitching poorly, there were a bunch of closers who were replaced on Wednesday.
Let’s take a look at what is going on in the world of closers.
Baltimore Orioles
Out: Mike Gonzalez. The Orioles placed Gonzalez on the 15-day DL due to a sprained left shoulder. The move is retroactive to April 10.
It looks like the Orioles are on their way to “one of those seasons,” where nothing goes right. Baltimore signed Gonzalez to a two-year contract in the offseason and in three appearances, he blew two saves and has an ERA of 18.00.
His velocity was down from last year in all three games a ...
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Mike Gonzalez, Jason Frasor, and Brian Fuentes All out as Closer
Posted: 15th April 2010 by Adam Bernacchio in MLBComments Off on Mike Gonzalez, Jason Frasor, and Brian Fuentes All out as Closer