Closer Monkey

Category: hot seat

  • Monkey Bytes | May 22

    Monkey Bytes | May 22

    Wednesday’s slate had another weather postponement but still yielded eight wins for relievers and four saves against five losses. A blown save accompanied one win (Bryan Baker) during an extra-inning contest in Milwaukee. As for the saves: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Andrés Muñoz 16 16 56.3 18.8 0:0 Taner Scott 10 14…

  • Monkey Bytes | April 5

    Monkey Bytes | April 5

    Friday’s 14-game slate featured three reliever wins, three losses, and seven saves in nine opportunities. There were elevated pitch counts, some velocity concerns, and more notes of interest covered in today’s post. Three Takeaways (1) Should Pressly be on the “hot seat”? – Walking the wire during the top of the ninth, Ryan Pressly held…

  • Under the Hood: Two Potential Relievers on the “hot” seat

    With a new scoring period on the horizon, taking a look at underlying data by struggling relievers may provide an idea of how long their proverbial leash may be. Our first installment will feature two closers struggling with their command after the first week and a half of games. José Leclerc, Texas Rangers After anchoring…

  • Closer Hot Seat update: August 6, 2016

    Welcome to our Closer Hot Seat column! We’ll update this space to give you an easy-to-reference guide on who might be closest to losing their jobs. Note that this isn’t necessarily a ranking of the best closers; rather, it’s a guide to job security. —– Latest update: August 6, 2016 It has been quite an eventful…

  • Closer Hot Seat update: June 13, 2016

    Welcome to our weekly Closer Hot Seat column! Each week — usually on Mondays — we’ll update this space to give you an easy-to-reference guide on who might be closest to losing their jobs. Note that this isn’t necessarily a ranking of the best closers; rather, it’s a guide to job security. —– Latest update:…