TAYLOR ROGERS NEWS

Padres acquire Josh Hader in trade for Taylor Rogers, three other players All-Star closer comes from Milwaukee Brewers under team control through 2023 season

AUGUST 1, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Dealt to Milwaukee The Brewers acquired Rogers, left-hander Robert Gasser, right-hander Dinelson Lamet and outfielder Esteury Ruiz from the Padres on Monday in exchange for left-hander Josh Hader, Je...

Impact Rogers will be on the move for the second time this season after the Padres acquired him from the Twins on Opening Day with the hope that he would add stability to the ninth inning. Though he had a promising start to the campaign, Rogers was ultimately removed from the role last week after blowing two saves and allowing runs in each of his final three appearances in San Diego. The Padres quickly found an upgrade at the back end of the bullpen in Hader, but Rogers could recapture the closer's gig with his new team if the Brewers aren't eager to elevate ace setup man Devin Williams to the ninth-inning role. Until the Brewers clarify their bullpen plans in the post-Hader era, Rogers is worth holding in most leagues. Despite losing out on the job in San Diego, Rogers still converted 28 of his 35 save chances on the season and sported decent underlying ratios (2.35 FIP, 3.36 xFIP, 22.4 K-BB%).

AUGUST 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Profar homers to help Manaea, Padres beat Twins 3-2

Jurickson Profar homered for the second straight game and had a hand in the go-ahead rally for the San Diego Padres, who beat the AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins 3-2 to take two...

JULY 31, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alfaro, Voit, Machado lead HR parade as Padres rout Twins

Jorge Alfaro launched a three-run homer, Luke Voit and All-Star Manny Machado each hit a two-run shot and the San Diego Padres enjoyed their first five-homer game in more than a ye...

JULY 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Out as closer Rogers will get "a little bit of a break" from closing, per manager Bob Melvin, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports. "Our best team is with him closing," Melvin added.

Impact The Rays will go with a closer-by-committee approach to the ninth inning for now in hopes of allowing Rogers to right the ship in lower-leverage situations. He has given up 11 earned runs while going 6-for-10 on save opportunities over his last 11.1 innings. Luis Garcia and Adrian Morejon seem like possible fill-in options for saves in the short term.

JULY 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Twins-San Diego series preview: A visit to face Taylor Rogers The Padres, featuring former Twins reliever Taylor Rogers, are in second place in both the National League West and N.L. wild-card.

JULY 28, 2022 • STARTRIBUNE.COM

Padres Daily: Looking for the closer(s) The Padres have invested so heavily in their bullpen, have other needs, so it's difficult to fathom a trade for a closer

JULY 28, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Struggles continue Rogers (1-5) allowed two earned runs on three hits and one walk while striking out one to blow the save and take a loss Wednesday against the Tigers.

Impact Rogers entered the game with a one-run lead, but he allowed a pair of doubles and an infield single to lose the advantage. He has now allowed at least one earned run in eight of his last 11 appearances, during which he's maintained a 7.59 ERA and 1.78 WHIP. The Padres have kept Rogers in the closer role despite his struggles, though he could start to lose save chances -- at least in the short term -- if his performance doesn't turn around quickly.

JULY 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Reyes' 2-out, 2-run double in 9th rallies Tigers over Padres

Victor Reyes hit a two-out, two-run double in the ninth inning to rally the Detroit Tigers over the San Diego Padres 4-3

JULY 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blows save, picks up win Rogers (1-4) picked up the victory after blowing a save, allowing a run on two hits and a walk while striking out two in a 6-4 extra-inning win Tuesday in Detroit.

Impact Rogers entered the game with a 3-2 lead and gave up a game-tying two-out single to Riley Greene on a 0-2 count. It was the fifth time he's blown a save in his last 16 chances and, while he has closed out 28 ball games successfully, his recent troubles and 3.98 ERA may cause the Padres to look elsewhere in save chances over the final two months. Since May 28, he's posted a 7.52 ERA and 1.48 WHIP in 20.1 innings.

JULY 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

MLB Power Rankings: Astros take over as second half begins

The Astros haven't caught the Yankees in the standings, but they've shown they're a problem for New York. Ben Verlander updates his Power Ra...

JULY 25, 2022

Secures another save Rogers earned a save against the Mets on Saturday, allowing one run on two hits and one walk while striking out one batter over one inning.

Impact It was hardly a clean outing for Rogers -- he was the only Padres pitcher to surrender a run in the game, and he allowed New York to put the tying run on third base -- but the left-hander nonetheless emerged with his second save in as many days. He's successfully converted each of his past five save opportunities despite giving up three runs over five innings during that span. Rogers leads the majors with 28 saves on the season.

JULY 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Notches 27th save Rogers worked a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his 27th save of the season in a 4-1 win over the Mets.

Impact He did hit a batter with a pitch but otherwise Rogers was sharp, tossing 11 of 15 pitches for strikes. The southpaw may be over his early July struggles, as he's converted four straight save chances and turned in three straight scoreless appearances. On the season, Rogers sports a 3.72 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 44:7 K:BB through 38.2 innings.

JULY 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Clean inning for save Saturday Rogers struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact Rogers faced the top of the Arizona order and struck out Carson Kelly and Josh Rojas before getting Ketel Marte to pop out. The clean inning took Rogers just 15 pitches (10 strikes) to complete as he converted his second drama-free save in a row. The lefty opened the month in shaky form, but it appears he's settled back down. He has a 3.82 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 44:7 K:BB across 37.2 innings this year while converting 26 saves, one shy of Josh Hader's major-league-leading 27.

JULY 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Padres Daily: Darvish's durability; Rogers' fortune turns; Tatis returns; draft, then trade Darvish goes seven innings for eighth time this season; Sean Manaea with start on the rare (for Padres) four days' rest

JULY 16, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

No drama in 25th save Rogers struck out one in a perfect inning to earn the save in Friday's 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact Rogers finally turned in a scoreless outing after giving up seven runs in his last five appearances. He needed only 11 pitches (10 strikes) to convert the save Friday. The recent run of poor pitching has the right-hander up to a 3.93 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 42:7 K:BB in 36.2 innings. He's gone 25-for-30 in save chances this year, and manager Bob Melvin has struck with Rogers as the Padres' primary closer despite his struggles over the last couple of weeks.

JULY 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Bullpen report: Stashing Alexis Díaz, a deep dive on Taylor Rogers and more What's happening this week in the World of Saves? Who's getting holds? Greg Jewett has everything you need to know about MLB bullpens.

JULY 12, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Padres Daily: Abrams' big step; Rogers' perspective; knuckling on Grisham; getting offensive; Alfaro's hustle CJ Abrams' stroke beginning to work in big leagues; Taylor Rogers seeks clean inning, but leans on results

JULY 12, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Unsteady in save Monday Rogers allowed two runs on three hits and struck out one in one inning to pick up the save in Monday's 6-5 win over the Rockies.

Impact Rogers entered with a three-run lead, but he allowed a leadoff single to Randal Grichuk and a pair of two-out doubles to Connor Joe and Charlie Blackmon, which trimmed the lead to one. Rogers was able to get C.J. Cron to ground out, but it was another shaky outing from the Padres' closer. He's given up at least one run in five straight outings, blowing two of four save chances in that span. Rogers has yielded seven runs in his last 5.2 innings, inflating his season ERA to 4.04 with a 1.04 WHIP and 41:7 K:BB through 35.2 innings. Manager Bob Melvin appears willing to let Rogers pitch through his struggles -- Nick Martinez has three saves since mid-June, but all of those have been of the three-inning variety, so he's not expected to be a threat for the closer role.

JULY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Hey, bro, wanna play catch? Dream comes true for twins SAN DIEGO -- Hey, bro, you wanna have a catch? OK, so those weren't the exact words. But it was Hollywood sentiment at its peak Sunday when...

JULY 11, 2022 • MLB.COM

Blows save Thursday Rogers blew the save, allowing a run on a hit and a hit batsman while striking out one in the ninth inning of a 2-1 extra-inning win Thursday against San Francisco. He did not fact...

Impact Rogers entered the game with the Padres leading 1-0 and hit the first batter he faced. With two outs, Brandon Crawford tied the game with an RBI single. Rogers has allowed runs in four consecutive outings, blowing two saves in that span and raising his season ERA from 2.84 to 3.63. The lefty is now 23-for-28 in save chances.

JULY 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Allows run but earns save Rogers allowed a run on two hits and struck out one to earn the save in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers.

Impact For much of the game, it appeared Rogers' services wouldn't be needed. The Padres then erupted for four runs in the top of the ninth, and the southpaw was able to protect a lead despite giving up a sacrifice fly to Freddie Freeman. It's been a shaky run of late for Rogers, who has surrendered three runs in his last 6.2 innings, though he's still 4-for-5 in save chances across those six outings. Overall, the Padres' closer is 23-for-27 in saves with a 3.03 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 38:7 K:BB through 32.2 innings, and it doesn't seem like he's in any danger of losing his role despite his recent inconsistency.

JULY 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Stumbles in loss Rogers (0-4) allowed a run on two hits and a hit-by-pitch while striking out three in 1.2 innings, taking the loss Tuesday versus the Diamondbacks.

Impact Rogers entered with the bases loaded in the eighth inning and promptly allowed the tying run to score when he plunked Carson Kelly. The game remained tied into the ninth, where Rogers allowed two-out singles to Josh Rojas and Ketel Marte. Christian Walker then got aboard on a fielder's choice that scored the winning run, leaving Rogers with a loss in addition to his fourth blown save. He's pitched to a 2.84 ERA, 0.82 WHIP and 37:7 K:BB while adding 22 saves in 31.2 innings.

JUNE 29, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Twins cope with midseason move, pitching coach going to LSU

The Minnesota Twins have lost pitching coach Wes Johnson to a lucrative college job at LSU

JUNE 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Padres Daily: Brotherly love; Gore's adjustment; Rogers sees the moment Austin Nola has mixed emotions about his role in winning game his brother lost

JUNE 25, 2022 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM