Closer Monkey | 2026
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 6.15.2026
Sunday’s slate featured six reliever wins, seven saves, and five losses, with three blown saves. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 540 saves this season by 167 different pitchers. Here are the vulture options: Vulture Save Options for 6.15.2026 Vulture Save Stashes for 6.16.2026 For those interested in our premium option…
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Rapid Reaction | Andrés Muñoz
It’s been a frustrating season for Andrés Muñoz, and he was getting in work for the first time since June 8, taking over in Washington with his team trailing by eight runs. He only faced two batters, walking Jorbit Vivas and allowing an RBI double by Jacob Young. He summoned the training staff and departed…
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Updated MLB Closer Depth Chart
* = closer-by-committee
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 6.14.2026
Saturday’s slate featured eight reliever wins, nine saves, and six losses, with three blown saves. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 533 saves this season by 166 different pitchers. Here are the vulture options: Vulture Save Options for 6.14.2026 Vulture Save Stashes for 6.15.2026 For those interested in our premium option…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 6.13.2026
Friday’s slate featured five reliever wins, eight saves, and four losses, with three blown saves. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 524 saves this season by 166 different pitchers. As for the vulture options during today’s slate, again, only if you must: Vulture Save Options for 6.13.2026 Vulture Save Stashes for…
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Closer Monkey’s Weekend Planner | 6.12.2026
Following up on last week’s post, with the advent of lineup lanes and matchup-based approaches, it’s hard to put a definition on the word “closer” this season, but using games finished percentage (games finished/games), save share percentage (saves/team saves), and high-leverage outings as defined by Baseball Reference, we have seven relievers that have met the…
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