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| The Dodgers are apparently "watching" many Reds relievers, including Francisco Cordero, David Weathers and Arthur Rhodes, according to MLBlogs. |
Our View: The Dodgers bullpen has been shaky of late, and closer Jonathan Broxton is dealing with a chronic toe injury. They will get a first hand look at the Reds relievers they apparently covet when they play a three game series at Great American Ballpark this week. If they sweep the Reds, they could go a long way toward turning them into sellers as well, making it easier to acquire any of their potential targets.
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| Following a two hour rain delay, Francisco Cordero took the mound in the bottom of the ninth against the Nationals on Wednesday. He allowed two hits, two walks, and two runs as he blew his first save opportunity of the season. The Reds would go on to win the game 4-2 in 12 innings. |
Our View: Cordero had not allowed a run since May 10. He used 32 pitches in the inning, which may make him unavailable for Thursday's game.
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| Francisco Cordero earned his 13th save of the season Tuesday with a scoreless ninth as the Reds finished off the Astros 6-4. |
Our View: Cordero has been excellent this season. He hasn't blown a save in his 13 chances this season and has a 1.71 ERA. The Reds are making some noise this season and he's a big reason, quietly having one of the best closing campaigns in baseball.
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| Francisco Cordero notched his 11th save of the season in Friday's 3-1 win over Cleveland. He struck out two while working a perfect ninth inning. |
Our View: Cordero has not allowed a base runner in his last three outings. In his last ten innings of work, he has given up just one run.
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| Francisco Cordero picked up his sixth save of the season on Wednesday as the Reds defeated the Cubs 3-0. He allowed one hit and struck out another batter while using 12 pitches for three outs. |
Our View: After a terrible spring, Cordero has come out hot this April. He's allowed some base runners as indicated by his 1.43 WHIP, but he has been able to limit his earned runs to just one.
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| Francisco Cordero was roughed up again as the Reds fell 9-1 to Boston on Thursday. He allowed four earned runs on four hits and two walks while failing to strikeout anyone. |
Our View: The Reds have to be concerned about their closer at this point of the spring. In six innings of work, he's allowed 17 hits and 12 earned runs.
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| Francisco Cordero had his first decent outing of the spring as he allowed just one hit in his only inning of work in the Reds 3-1 loss to the Rays on Saturday. |
Our View: Through four innings this spring, he has allowed 11 hits, eight earned runs, and three home runs. He has been a serviceable closer over the past two seasons, but don't bank on him to be a Top 10 performer at his position.
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| Francisco Cordero is throwing off of a mound again following his recovery from two foot surgeries according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Apparently he has not been able to run as part of his conditioning since midway through 2007 because of bone spurs in his ankle. He would like to pitch for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic, but he remains uncertain. |
Our View: Cordero would be wise not to rush himself back. He had a decent season in 2008 with 34 saves to go with a 5-4 record. His 9.98 K/9 rate is good enough, but his 4.86 BB/9 is unacceptable. The ankle was a problem for him all season, so there is some reason for optimism concerning his 2009 season. He is the unquestioned closer in Cincinnati.
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| Francisco Cordero is done for the year and he will have surgery on his right foot to remove a bone spur, according to The Star Tribune. |
Our View: Cordero ends his first season in Cincinnati with 34 saves, a 3.33 ERA and 78 K in 70.1 innings. Cordero wasn't spectacular this season but he did close the year on a nice run with 14-straight save conversions.
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| Francisco Cordero recorded his 28th save Monday night. Tossing a perfect ninth inning against the Brewers. |
Our View: Cordero has not blown a save in a month and continues to lower his ERA (3.41) as the season progresses.
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| Francisco Cordero recorded his 27th save today with a scoreless ninth inning in the Reds 8-6 win over the Pirates. |
Our View: Cordero has not blown a save since July 21st and continues to lower his ERA each and every appearance. Though he doesn't get as many opportunities as the top of the line closers, he usually closes the door when he gets a chance.
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| Francisco Cordero has returned to the Reds Wednesday after missing Tuesday's game to be with his newborn son, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. |
Our View: The Reds' closer can now be penciled back into lineups.
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| Francisco Cordero was unavailable for Tuesday's game, as he was with his newborn son, according to the AP. He is expected to rejoin the team Wednesday. |
Our View: Perhaps Cordero could have gotten a save chance tonight had he been there, but Bronson Arroyo went ahead and completed the game.
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| Francisco Cordero left the team before Sunday's game to attend to an undisclosed personal matter, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. |
Our View: Manager Dusty Baker did not indicate whether he thinks he will be back for Tuesday's game at Houston. The Reds are off today. We will keep you posted on his status.
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| Francisco Cordero suffered a meltdown on Friday night as he allowed the Astros to beat him for four runs as he fell to 4-4 on the season. |
Our View: This marked the third time in nine appearances that Cordero has been scored on, not a terrible number until you realize that he has allowed 11 runs in that time, a span covering just 7.1 innings (13.51 ERA). He Will hold on to the closers role, but this has been a brutal two weeks to watch.
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| Francisco Cordero blew his sixth save of the season on Monday. He served up two hits and three runs over 0.2 innings against the Padres. Cordero hurt his own cause by walking three batters. The closer has allowed seven runs in 3.0 innings since the All-Star break. |
Our View: We're mildly worried at this point. Cordero has built up too much favor for us to panic after two bad outings. The walks are out of character, though.
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| Francisco Cordero had his worst outing of the season on Thursday against the never-say-never Mets. He managed just one out among six hits and four earned runs. |
Our View: This was just Cordero's second loss but it was his fifth blown save. Needless to say, he just didn't have much tonight.
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| Francisco Cordero nearly blew his second save in as many days thanks in part to a Joey Votto error. After retring the first two batters in the ninth, the next four batters reached base, scoring two runs in the process. Cordero sturck out Wilson Nieves to record his 18th save. |
Our View: Cordero's seen a lot of work lately. This was his fourth appearance in four games and his sixth over the last seven days. It's likely the hiccups are a result of over use. Owners need not panic. Just be happy the Reds are staying in so many games at this point in the season.
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| Francisco Cordero blew his fourth save of the year on Saturday, but his offense bailed him out leading to his fourth victory of the year. |
Our View: Cordero has two saves and a win this week giving him a tone of value for those using him in head to head matchups. He should continue to serve as a top-10 closer the rest of the year.
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| Francisco Cordero pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 16th save in 19 opportunities helping the Reds to a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night. |
Our View: The save was the closers first since June 25.
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| Francisco Cordero escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning on Monday night, helping the Reds move a percentage point ahead of the Pirates with a 4-3 win in relief of starter Aaron Harang. |
Our View: Cordero allowed two walks and struck out one earning his third win of the year.
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| Francisco Cordero returned to the Reds on Thursday after being unavailable the past two days because of the flu, according to MLB.com. "One guy out of the equation changes the whole bullpen," manager Dusty Baker said. "One guy is one-seventh of your bullpen." |
Our View: Cordero has been solid all year and should continue to be so the rest of year given his overpowering stuff.
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| Francisco Cordero walked Ryan Theriot to load the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning, but was able to retire Derrek Lee to remain perfect in five save chances this season in a 5-3 win over the Cubs. |
Our View: Cordero has been quiet this season, primarily because the Reds haven't given him many ninth inning opportunities.
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| Francisco Cordero, whose save opportunities have been limited this April, allowed a hit in the ninth inning but recorded his fourth save in four chances. |
Our View: Cordero, who left Milwaukee to join the Reds during the offseason, has 12 strikeouts in 11 innings, he's walked six and sports an attractive 1.64 ERA.
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| Francisco Cordero nailed down his second save in a 4-1 win over the Brewers on Thursday, as he hurled a hitless ninth inning, with one strikeout. He remains a solid and under-rated fantasy closer. |
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| Francisco Cordero picked up the win on Saturday by throwing a clean ninth inning against the Phillies. Cordero now has a victory and a save in his first three outings, and though other relievers received a lot more love this preseason, Cordero has a chance to be a top-5 closer this season as Dusty Baker likes to lean hard on his end of the game hurler. |
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| Francisco Cordero earned his first save on Thursday, in a close 3-2 win over Arizona, as he held the team hitless with one stikeout. His season is off to a solid start. |
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| Francisco Cordero made his Reds debut on Monday in a non-save situation. The hard-throwing right-hander hurled a scoreless ninth inning, allowing one hit and striking out one. |
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| Francisco Cordero has reached a preliminary agreement with the Reds on a four-year, $46 million contract, according to the AP. The deal, which includes a club option for a fifth year, will be made official once Cordero passes a physical. Cordero, who saved 44 games in 2007, will serve as the Reds closer, moving David Weathers back into a setup role. |
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| The Brewers would love to bring back free agent closer Francisco Cordero, but he could end up out of their price range. Cordero is said to be looking for at least $40 million over four years. "You have a 'choking point' with every player," said GM Doug Melvin in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "We'll be as competitive as we can be." |
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| Francisco Cordero picked up his eighth save of the year Tuesday, getting the last out against Chicago. He's been fantastic to start the year, working 9 2/3 scoreless innings thus far. While he's had some bouts of wildness (six walks), Cordero also has 17 strikeouts while allowing just two hits. He was given Monday night off, for what it's worth, after throwing 56 pitches over two weekend appearances. |
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| Francisco Cordero worked a perfect ninth inning yesterday in his first exhibition action this spring, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "It wasn't 97 (mph) like it is during the season," manager Ned Yost said, "but it was good enough for the first time out." The Brewers are bringing Cordero along slowly to avoid the arm problems he's had in the past. |
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| Francisco Cordero worked a simulated game yesterday and is slated to make his exhibition debut on Friday, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The Brewers have been bringing him along slowly this spring in an attempt to avoid arm problems this spring. |
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| In an attempt to avoid a slow start like Francisco Cordero had last season, the Brewers plan to move him along slowly this spring, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "We don't want to have what happened to him last year happen again," manager Ned Yost said. "He rushed to play in the World Baseball Classic. He really tried to push it. We're just kind of picking our days (for him to throw). He's not sore, he's not hurt, but he's one of the main guys we want to make sure is ready on April 1. We're not pushing him at all. You look at Frankie's history and it has not been very good in the spring. He always ends up stiff and sore. We're trying to stay away from that." |
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| The Brewers picked up their 2007 option on Francisco Cordero on Friday, according to the AP. Cordero went 3-1 with a 1.69 ERA while converting 16 of 18 save opportunities in 28 appearances with the Brewers. "Francisco did a great job for us and pitched like the All-Star closer he was in 2004," GM Doug Melvin said. "The club had a lot of confidence in him and it is nice knowing that we have someone of his ability for the closer role next year." |
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| Since joining the Brewers in a July 28 trade and becoming the closer, Francisco Cordero has a 0.42 ERA, three victories and 13 saves in as many chances. ""He's been ultra sharp," manager Ned Yost told the AP. |
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| Francisco Cordero will remain the Brewers closer at least until Derrick Turnbow is completely straightened out, according to the AP. Cordero is 3-for-3 in save opportunites since joining Milwaukee. "He's really done a nice job," manager Ned Yost said. |
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| Francisco Cordero, who notched his first save with the Brewers Sunday, will take over the closing duties in Milwaukee for the time being, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Derrick Turnbow will work in middle relief. "It's all about who gets the job done," manager Ned Yost said. "I don't like doing it, but at this point of the year you've got to go with the best option. Right now, Frankie is the best option to close games out." |
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| Francisco Cordero notched his first save with the Brewers Sunday, recording one out in the ninth inning, according to the AP. Derrick Turnbow started the ninth in a non-save situation, but he was removed when he let two runners reach base with two outs. Manager Ned Yost has stated that both Cordero and Turnbow will see save opportunties. |
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| Manager Ned Yost said that he could use both Francisco Cordero and Derrick Turnbow as his closer, depending on who has the hot hand, according to the AP. "Production will decide who closes games," Yost said. |
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