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O's agree to one-year deal with reliever Ayala
... Matt Lindstrom, could be used as setup man to Jim Johnson, who is all but assured the closer's role, given Kevin Gregg's struggles last season. The Orioles have ideally wanted to slot Lindstrom in the seventh inning, and are hoping to find an arm to ... Comment?
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After adding Ayala, O's have no ace but 5 of a kind in 'pen
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... save opportunities to end last season, is the expected 2012 closer, though he still could go to the rotation. Kevin Gregg was the primary closer in 2011 but lost his job to Johnson. He is owed $5.8 million for 2012; the Orioles willingly would eat a ... Comment?
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MLB Power Rankings: Rating Each Team's Top Set-Up Man
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... right-hander with some closing experience during stints in Florida and Houston. He'll need to beat out incumbent Kevin Gregg for the eighth inning role, but with a $3.6 million salary, the team will look to get the most out of their new acquisition. ... Comment?
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Five Teams With Interesting Closer Questions
... tasked with getting the last three outs of a ball game. Take the Orioles ' situation last season. Nominal closer Kevin Gregg (who was pitching for his fourth team in four years!), began to struggle mightily in mid-summer and ended up losing his job ... Comment?
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... is not as good a pitcher as Jeremy Guthrie and Matt Lindstrom's walk rates have been known to have a certain Kevin Gregg-ness to them. But Guthrie is 33 years old with a 4.19 career ERA and is a free agent after this season. I can easily believe the ... Comment?
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Gregg saving up for a run at O's closer job
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Orioles reliever Kevin Gregg has been a major league closer long enough to know the formula for long-term, late-inning success. Comment?
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2012 Fantasy Baseball Head-to-Head Points League Rankings: Relief Pitchers 26-50
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... 227 Jim Johnson got a few opportunities to close late in the season and could earn the role early on in 2012 if Kevin Gregg gets off to a slow start in Baltimore. In fact, I'd almost count on it. However, there was some talk of Johnson entering the ... Comment?
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Orioles target Cordero reportedly agrees with Blue Jays
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... plan -- to have Jim Johnson, who converted eight straight save opportunities to end last season, act as closer. Kevin Gregg, the club's primary closer in 2011, also is expected to be a late-inning reliever for the Orioles, barring a trade. Cordero ... Comment?
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Jim Johnson believes he's staying in Orioles' bullpen
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... I know you guys want to know titles, but I think we just don't know yet. Time will tell. Whether he and not Kevin Gregg is the closer remains to be seen. He was a setup man for most of the season, finishing 6-5 with a 2.67 ERA and nine saves, ... Comment?
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Fantasy Baseball 2012: 15 Relievers Who Could Be Closing by Summer
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... his 2.32 ERA. Pestano also had 84 strikeouts in 62 innings (12.2 K/9). But that shouldn't stop you from drafting Kevin Gregg or at least keeping an eye on him. The Orioles closer woes have continued for the last several seasons now. Johnson ... Comment?
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The Angels have shown interest in Francisco Cordero
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... late-game reliever should be a priority for them, especially when they already have last offseason's big mistake Kevin Gregg under contract $5.8 millionA in 2012. While Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto has downplayed his interest in adding a ... Comment?
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Let's face it. Next year, you would rather that Kevin Gregg will never be given the chance to close a single game for the Orioles. Comment?
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The Orioles are interested in Francisco Cordero
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... but the possible addition of Cordero could perhaps put him back in the mix for a rotation spot. Former closer Kevin Gregg is still under contract for $5.8 million this season, but Connolly hears that the O's would be willing to eat some of his ... Comment?
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Orioles have some interest in free agent Francisco Cordero
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... at the end of 2011 but was also considered an option for the starting rotation. The Orioles also have Kevin Gregg, who was signed to a two-year deal last offseason to be the closer, but had just 23 saves in 30 attempts in 2010. According to a ... Comment?
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Baltimore Orioles: Top 5 Candidates to Close in 2012
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... games, but none seemed to shut it down. The Orioles have seen Michael Gonzalez, Alfredo Simon, Jim Johnson, Kevin Gregg, Koji Uehara and others try to close over the last two years. In 2011, Gregg began the year as the closer, but Jim Johnson ... Comment?
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Shandler's list of Orioles projections for the 2012 season
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... Manny Machado and Jonathan Schoop, aren't expected to be in Baltimore next season. Shandler projects that Kevin Gregg will save 20 games and Jim Johnson will save 10; in 2011, Gregg had 22 and Johnson had nine. Based on Johnson's numbers, including ... Comment?
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Biggest Under-the-Radar Player for Each MLB Team
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... bases. Jim Johnson was one of the best relievers for the Orioles last year, sometimes even better than closer Kevin Gregg. He had a great ground ball rate of 61.7 percent and 5.4 percent walk rate which become even more valuable when playing at ... Comment?
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Is there something to be said for gamesmanship?
... the other side would argue that if you don't like us celebrating you should beat us and we won't do it. When Kevin Gregg and the Orioles took umbrage to some of David Ortiz's actions in July, that was Boston's stance after the game ( they were mad ... Comment?
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Looking at payrolls, O's spend money - just not wisely
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... have not panned out as expected. The club spent roughly $10 million combined last season on Michael Gonzalez and Kevin Gregg , and Jim Johnson emerged as the closer by the end of the season. A payroll of $87 million is not embarrassing; it's how ... Comment?
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Signs, stats point to Johnson as Orioles closer
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... consecutive save opportunities in September, moving him past more experienced but inconsistent closer candidate Kevin Gregg. Outside of the seven-game streak, however, Johnson was 2-for-7 in save chances. He was 6-5 with a 2.67 ERA and 1.11 WHIP. ... Comment?
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