Brandon Maurer
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The Royals went with Brandon Maurer to close out the Tigers on Monday, and he gave the game away. He allowed two doubles, a single, and didn't register an out as he was handed his fourth loss of 2018.
Fantasy Impact
Kansas City closer Wily Peralta was unavailable on Monday after pitching for three consecutive days. It should be a while before Maurer gets another save opportunity as he boasts a 14.25 ERA and a 3.00 WHIP.
Brandon Maurer picked up a one-out save against the Twins on Friday. It he walked a batter and allowed a hit, but retired Max Kepler to secure the win.
Fantasy Impact
The Royals' bullpen did everything they could to ruin the win for Danny Duffy, but Maurer was able toget the final out, though it took him three tries. His 12 ERA makes him unlikely to keep the job in Kansas City, but it does muck up an already muddy closer situation.
The Kansas City Royals sent Brandon Maurer to the minors after another ugly outing against the Angels on Thursday. He amassed a 12.46 ERA over 4.1 innings this season.
Fantasy Impact
The former Padre closer will hopefully right the ship in Omaha, as he has been disastrous since being acquired by the Royals in 2017. He is not relevant in fantasy at this time.
Brandon Maurer allowed three runs on three hits in relief Saturday night. He issued one walk and had zero strikeouts. Maurer spoiled a strong effort from Ian Kennedy, who was in line for the first Royals win of the year.
Fantasy Impact
It was an ugly outing for the former Padres closer. Yoan Moncada launched a 433-foot homer, and it all unraveled from there. Maurer is not relevant in fantasy at this time unless something happens to closer Kelvin Herrera.
Brandon Maurer was called on to preserve a tie game against the Indians Thursday in extra innings, but failed to do so. Jay Bruce doubled in Jose Ramirez for the winning run, and Maurer took the loss.
Fantasy Impact
Maurer, while owned in close to half of Yahoo leagues, is probably not going to be the closer going forward. Scott Alexander has stepped up and has done a good job for the most part in high-leverage situations. Besides, Maurer's 6.55 ERA and 1.54 WHIP leave much to be desired.
