Tony Watson Out as Closer, Role to be Shared For Now rotoballer.com Fri 6/9/17 11:58 AM

Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle finally gave in to calls to remove Tony Watson as the Pirates closer. After blowing five save opportunities this year, [...]

Pirates Preparing Contingency Plan to Replace Tony Watson rotoballer.com Thu 6/8/17 6:38 PM

Pittsburgh's current closer, Tony Watson, could be moved back to the setup role he occupied for the previous six seasons. [...]

Tony Watson Does it Again, Blows Save Chance rotoballer.com Thu 6/8/17 12:06 AM

Just hours after getting a vote of confidence from his manager, Pittsburgh closer Tony [...]

Tony Watson Can't Hold Two-Run Lead in Ninth rotoballer.com Tue 6/6/17 9:17 PM

Pittsburgh Pirates closer Tony Watson cost the Pirates another game on Tuesday by coughing up a two-run lead in the bottom of the ninth inning. Baltimore would go on to win the game in the 10th. It goes down as [...]

Tony Watson Can't Hold on in Ninth Inning rotoballer.com Wed 5/24/17 7:01 AM

Tony Watson played the role of goat on Tuesday night, blowing another save and taking his first loss of the season. After a length rain delay and a comeback by the Pirates in the top of the ninth to take the lead, he promptly blew the game in the bottom half of the inning. [...]

Tony Watson Pitches Clean Ninth for Ninth Save rotoballer.com Sat 5/20/17 6:45 PM

Tony Watson recovered from a disastrous outing yesterday to pitch a perfect ninth inning on Saturday. Watson closed out the Phillies with his first 1-2-3 inning of the 2017 season. He now has nine saves to go along with a 2.89 ERA. The downside is a 1.55 WHIP as [...]

Tony Watson Gives Up Three-Run Blast in Mop-Up Duty rotoballer.com Fri 5/19/17 7:16 PM

Tony Watson entered Friday's game in the ninth inning with the Pirates already down by two runs. He promptly allowed a three-run home run to Cameron Rupp that provided all the insurance the Phillies would need. Although it doesn't go down as a blown save, it did raise [...]

Tony Watson Gets First Blown Save of 2017 rotoballer.com Wed 5/10/17 4:54 AM

Tony Watson had been impeccable in save situations until the Dodgers came along. Rookie sensation Cody Bellinger drove in the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning, saddling [...]

Tony Watson Picks Up First Win in Relief rotoballer.com Sat 5/6/17 8:03 PM

Tony Watson pitched a scoreless ninth inning, but in a game tied 1-1 he was forced to do it again in the 10th. Watson earned his first victory of the year to go along with his seven saves. He's allowed one run in 12 1/3 innings of work, good for an 0.87 ERA. [...]

Tony Watson Nails Down Save Number Six rotoballer.com Sun 4/23/17 6:07 PM

Tony Watson picked up his sixth save on Sunday afternoon, yielding a hit and a walk to the Yankees before closing the door. He has been rock solid this season with just one earned run allowed over eight innings. His [...]