One of the Miami Marlins’ strengths heading into the season was supposed to be the back of the bullpen. Closer Steve Cishek converted 39 of 43 chances last season and he owned a career 2.98 ERA in 269 innings.
But after Cishek blew back-to-back saves on Monday and Tuesday, the Marlins are searching for other alternatives.
“Shrek [Cishek] has done a tremendous job for us, but at the end of the day, it’s about winning games,” said Marlins manager Mike Redmond. “It’s tough to win in the big leagues, and when you get late leads, you’ve got to be able to lock them down.”
Redmond says he will turn to some combination of A.J. Ramos, Mike Dunn and Bryan Morris to close out games.
Cishek has more blown saves (four) than converted saves (three) this season. His ERA is 10.32 in 13 appearances.