Reed officially tabbed closer: White Sox manager Robin Ventura officially named reliever Addison Reed the team's closer on Wednesday. Reed has four saves in four chances this season for the White Sox. "Yeah. I'll say that,'' Ventura told the Chicago Sun-Times. "He's earned that and I feel comfortable putting him in there.'' (Updated 05/23/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Reed has four saves in his last six appearances for the White Sox since Chris Sale was taken out of the role. Reed has given up six runs on the year over 13 1/3 innings for a 4.05 ERA, but all six of those runs were given up in the same game on May 13 against the Royals. Otherwise, Reed has been solid and deserves to be added in many mixed Fantasy leagues now. (Updated 05/23/2012).
05/23/2012 19:50 Addison Reed is officially the White Sox closer
White Sox manager Robin Ventura told reporters that rookie Addison Reed is his closer now, the third one the team has used in its first 43 games.
05/21/2012 10:09 Reality Check: Is Bauer keeping you up at night?
Does the prospect of Trevor Bauer getting his Major League Baseball debut in the near future keep you up at night? Scott White soothes the situation in his latest Reality Check.
05/18/2012 17:26 Beckham's HR the difference for Sox
Gordon Beckham hit a tie-breaking homer in the eighth inning Friday and the Chicago White Sox overcame the loss of star Paul Konerko to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 in what was likely Kerry Wood's final major league game.
05/16/2012 12:56 Fantasy Relief: Let's be Frank about Francisco
Another week, another round of closer news. Are you on a never ending hunt for saves? Our Michael Hurcomb touches on some of the more volatile situations in his latest edition of Fantasy Relief.
You know how Craig Kimbrel entered last season as the favorite to close for the Braves and wound up being the best reliever in Fantasy? Well, Addison Reed has the potential to do something similar for the White Sox, provided they give him the opportunity to close now that Sergio Santos is in Toronto. No, you shouldn't expect him to set a rookie record for saves or pile up 127 strikeouts, but Reed's 1.47 ERA and 123 strikeouts in 85 2/3 innings between the majors and minors last year look a lot like Kimbrel's numbers during his rise to the majors in 2010. Reed also has experience closing, having done it for Stephen Strasburg while at San Diego State, so the transition would come naturally for him. The White Sox could go any number of directions with the closer role at this point, which is the only reason Reed ranks as low as he does among relief pitchers in Fantasy, but as the roster currently stands, the rookie looks like the leading candidate for saves. He's worth a late-round flier until that changes. (Updated 2/21/12)
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