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2027 Free Agents
Uncertainty about an extended lockout may fuel a frenzied free-agent period before the owners enact it. From Andy McCullough’s column for The Athletic on the topic: Five days after the World Series ends, free agency begins. Noting the problems a lockout presents for players, signings may be fast and furious: The reliever market is more…
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Updated MLB Closer Depth Chart
* = closer-by-committee
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.25.2026
Thursday’s 12-game slate produced seven wins, nine saves, six losses, and one blown save by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,238 saves this season by 255 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers with at least one save; the…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.21.2026
Sunday’s slate produced eight wins, eight saves, five losses, and four blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,211 saves this season by 254 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers with at least one save; the previous…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.19.2026
Friday’s slate produced seven wins (one accompanied by a blown save), nine saves, seven losses, and six blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,196 saves this season by 251 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers with…