Burnett saves Rodriguez again: Washington reliever Sean Burnett was called upon to clean up closer Henry Rodriguez's mess once again on Monday night against Philadelphia. Burnett entered the game with one out and two runners on for the Phillies in the ninth inning. After allowing Ty Wigginton to hit a sac fly to score a run, Burnett got Placido Polanco to line out to end the game. Burnett picked up his second save as he walked one over 2/3 of an inning. His ERA is at 0.71. (Updated 05/21/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/25/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Burnett has now come on to save Rodriguez's hide twice in his last five appearances for the Nationals. While we believe that Rodriguez will remain the closer for the time being, Burnett definitely sees added Fantasy value as a possibility to replace him should manager Davey Johnson make that decision. For now, Burnett will continue to pitch in middle relief, limiting his value to deeper NL-only formats that reward true middle men. (Updated 05/21/2012).
05/23/2012 06:28 Fantasy Relief: Is Chapman finally the man in Cincy?
Is any role in baseball under the microscope as much as closers these days? One wrong move and you could be out of a job. Michael Hurcomb goes over the big stories in his Fantasy Relief.
05/22/2012 18:11 Burnett is getting a lot of attention
Nationals relief pitcher Sean Burnett is one of the most viewed players on CBSSports.com. The Fantasy Baseball 360 crew has more.
05/21/2012 22:06 Gonzalez K's 9 in Nationals' victory
Gio Gonzalez allowed three hits over six innings and Ian Desmond homered and drove in both runs to lead the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.
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.
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