Closer Monkey | 2026
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Updated MLB Closer Depth Chart
* = closer-by-committee
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 6.9.2026
Monday’s eight-game slate featured six reliever wins, six saves, four losses, and five blown saves. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 499 saves this season by 160 different pitchers. As for the vulture options during today’s slate, I do not feel great about any of them: Vulture Save Options for 6.9.2026…
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Updated RP Rankings | 6.8.2026
Another week, and more chaos across the high-leverage ecosystem. Kansas City has revived Alex Lange, putting him squarely in the crosshairs of fantasy managers searching for saves. Josh Hader made his triumphant debut and recorded his first save. Daniel Palencia remains in fantasy purgatory, but flashed his upside while keeping the game tied at the…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 6.8.2026
Sunday’s slate featured eight reliever wins, six saves, eight losses, and seven blown saves. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 493 saves this season by 160 different pitchers. As for the vulture options during today’s slate, I do not feel great about any of them: Vulture Save Options for 6.8.2026 Vulture…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 6.7.2026
Saturday’s slate featured seven reliever wins, eight saves, four losses, and one blown save. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 487 saves this season by 158 different pitchers. As for the vulture options during today’s slate: Vulture Save Options for 6.7.2026 Vulture Save Stashes for 6.8.2026 For those interested in our…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 6.6.2026
Friday’s slate featured five reliever wins, though two were accompanied by blown saves, five saves, three losses, and three blown saves. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 479 saves this season by 156 different pitchers. As for the vulture options during today’s slate: Vulture Save Options for 6.6.2026 Vulture Save Stashes…
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Closer Monkey’s Weekend Planner | 6.5.2026
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 are down to six relievers that have…
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