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5 days ago
The Rangers’ flavor of the week at closer was called upon to protect a two-run lead with two men on and one out in the seventh inning. He did his job, retiring the next two hitters in order to escape the jam. He returned for the eighth though and ended up loading the bases on an infield single, double and an intentional walk with two outs before handing the ball off to Jacob Latz. He then allowed a bases-clearing double that charged three runs to Junis’ ledger. Even with this rough outing, Junis still sports a strong 2.89 ERA and 0.75 WHIP over 9 1/3 innings while converting each of his first three save chances.
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9 days ago
Jakob Junis is the closer of the Texas Rangers. Weird. That’s the third save of the season for the right-hander, and he’s gotten the ninth inning in his last three appearances. The 33-year-old has looked the part thus far, and did so again Sunday with a pair of strikeouts versus one walk and not allowing a hit. It seems like the leash for Junis will be thin, but for those hunting for saves, if he’s still unrostered, there it is.
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13 days ago
Junis entered for the ninth inning with a one-run lead for his second save chance in as many days. He gave up a pair of base hits before generating two fly outs and a groundout to end the game with his second save. The 33-year-old veteran right-hander has clearly worked his way into the saves mix for the Rangers, but this remains a fluid situation while Junis isn’t particularly skilled with closer material. Still, he’s worth an add in deep leagues at the moment if chasing saves in the early going.
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14 days ago
It’s just the second save of the year for Junis, and it’s worth noting that he was facing the heart of Seattle’s lineup. He got Cal Raleigh to ground out, and while he did plunk Julio Rodríguez, he was able to get Josh Naylor to hit in a game-ending double play and needed just four pitches to get out of the inning. Robert Garcia worked the eighth inning against the bottom of the Mariners’ lineup, so this is a situation to monitor for those who roster Garcia. It’s a situation to avoid if at all possible for those who don’t.
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3 months ago
Junis passed his physical after agreeing to terms on Sunday. The 33-year-old finished with ERAs of 2.69 for the Brewers and Reds in 2024 and 2.97 for the Guardians last season, even though his velocity and strikeout rates have both dropped. It would have been interesting to see him as a full-time starter a few years back, but middle relief is where he belongs now.