Closer Monkey

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  • 2023 Donation Drive

    With the first postseason save just underway (Can Jhoan Duran protect a 2 run lead??), we we want to thank all our subscribers and supporters for joining us through another season of obsessively tracking bullpens. We hope we’ve helped your fantasy team succeed and given you some entertainment along the way. Sending thousands of emails…

  • Sure looks like a committee in Toronto

    August 3, 2023 Toronto Blue Jays – Erik Swanson earned the first save for the Blue Jays in the Jordan Hicks era, but it comes with the caveat that Hicks faced the heart of Baltimore’s order in the eighth. No swap to this hierarchy yet, but we’ll keep an eye on it. Hierarchy remains: *Hicks…

  • The Reds call up Eduardo Salazar

    May 25, 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks — In what can only be described as an obscene abuse of power, Major League Baseball robbed Miguel Castro of Tuesday’s committee-making save and stuck him with some nineteenth-century anachronism called a “win.” On Wednesday, in solidarity with Castro, Jose Ruiz selflessly gave up his shot at a vulture save…

  • A proven closer collects another save

    May 17, 2023 New York Yankees – You read the Vulture Save Watch yesterday and knew Michael King still isn’t pitching on consecutive days, which paved the way for Clay Holmes in the eighth and Wandy Peralta in the ninth to close out a Yankee win. Hierarchy remains: *King | Peralta | Holmes.* = closer-by-committee…

  • The Yankees expect to get two relievers back from injury

    June 29, 2021 New York Yankees — Justin Wilson and Darren O’Day are expected back for New York on Tuesday. Time will tell how quickly the two return to higher-leverage use. Hierarchy remains: Chapman | Green | Loaisiga. Baltimore Orioles — Paul Fry pitched the eighth in a tie game and was sent back out…