Shane Greene Throwing Regularly, Prepared For Next Team rotoballer.com Wed 3/17/21 6:59 PM

Free agent relief pitcher Shane Greene, who is one of the top remaining free agent relievers, has been throwing regularly and imitating a spring training schedule. He will be ready for action upon finding his new team. Greene had a strong season with the Atlanta Braves in 2020. He posted a 2.60 ERA and 1.12 WHIP over 27.2 innings. He saved 55 games for the Detroit Tigers and the Braves from 2018 to 2019. If any team suffers a major loss in its bullpen or needs to bolster it up, Greene should be...

Shane Greene Loses Arbitration Case rotoballer.com Wed 2/5/20 4:46 PM

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Shane Greene lost his salary arbitration case against the team, according to a source. He'll earn $6.25 million in 2020 instead of the $6.75 million he requested. Greene put up a nice 2.30 ERA and 1.00 WHIP with the Tigers and Braves in 65 relief appearances last year. The right-hander also recorded 22 saves with the Tigers, but he was relegated to mostly a setup role with Atlanta to close out the year and recorded just one save with the Braves. Mark Melancon and ...

Shane Greene Named Closer for Braves rotoballer.com Thu 8/1/19 6:33 PM

Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Shane Greene has been named closer by manager Brian Snitker. The Braves acquired relievers Greene, Mark Melancon, and Chris Martin, all at the trade deadline. All three pitchers have closing experience, so it was unclear which would get the nod in the ninth inning. Greene has 22 saves converted with a 1.18 ERA across 38 innings. He'll remain a must-own fantasy player in all formats.

Shane Greene Traded To Atlanta rotoballer.com Wed 7/31/19 3:51 PM

The Detroit Tigers have traded closer Shane Greene to the Atlanta Braves. In terms of fantasy ramifications, fantasy owners don't need to worry about losing many saves, as Greene should get the bulk of the save opportunities in Atlanta over Luke Jackson and Co. On the year, the 30-year-old has absolutely dominated with a 1.18 ERA and 0.87 [...]

Shane Greene A Lock To Be Traded Wednesday? rotoballer.com Wed 7/31/19 2:56 PM

One of the surest bets to be traded at the deadline on Wednesday is Detroit Tigers closer Shane Greene. They are trading him, one rival executive said. Well then. It does make plenty of sense given that the Tigers are well out of contention. Greene, 30, has been excellent on a bad team in 2019 with a 1.18 ERA, 0.87 [...]

Rest-of-Season Relief Pitcher Rankings (Midseason Update) rotoballer.com Wed 7/17/19 8:30 AM

The trade deadline approaches and bullpen speculation is running rampant, with the battle for saves likely deciding which spot on the podium you'll stand on. [...]

Closers and Saves Report - All-Star Break Edition rotoballer.com Fri 7/12/19 7:45 AM

The All-Star Game happened, and it was fun. But then came [...]

Daily Slivers of the Fantasy Soapbox - Yesterday's Recap rotoballer.com Thu 7/4/19 9:26 AM

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Relievers Swinging-Strike Rate Studs and Duds: Week 14 rotoballer.com Tue 7/2/19 7:35 AM

Welcome back to RotoBallers pitchers advanced stats and StatCast studs and duds article series! Each week we will select an advanced stat, choose two studs and two duds, and analyze what those stats could mean for future fantasy output. [...]

Closers and Saves Report - Week 12 Waiver Wire rotoballer.com Fri 6/21/19 7:45 AM

The Reds are tinkering with their bullpen which may lead to another committee with a fireman, while the Red Sox, Twins, Rangers, and several others continued with the strategy. In "real life" baseball, the committee approach with a firemanis oftentimes the best strategy, but hoooo boy is it frustrating for fantasy owners.[...]