Category: Washington Nationals
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 6.26.2026
Thursday’s 8-game slate featured four reliever wins, five saves, and three losses, with four blown saves. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 616 saves this season by 175 different pitchers. It took until August 15 last year for 175 pitchers to record a save. Here are the vulture options, though the…
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Chris Martin closing for Boston this week
September 14, 2023 Boston Red Sox — As we alerted you yesterday, Kenley Jansen has COVID-19 and will be out at least seven days on that specialized IL. Chris Martin should be in line for whatever saves come in Jansen’s absence, with Josh Winckowski, Garrett Whitlock, and John Schreiber in the middle-innings mix. Updated hierarchy:…
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Felix Bautista leaves game with arm discomfort
August 26, 2023 Baltimore Orioles – Felix Bautista got the first two outs of the 9th inning but then left the game with arm discomfort. Manager Brandon Hyde hopes he will be ok today but we will keep an eye on this and alert you if Bautista will miss an extended period of time. Danny…
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Detroit returns to Alex Lange
August 23, 2023 Detroit Tigers — Just when we thought it might be time to anoint Jason Foley Tigers closer, Alex Lange stepped back up to earn two straight saves. There’s been no official word from the team, but if Lange can overcome his struggle with wildness, we expect him to have the edge in…
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Hunter Harvey, Jordan Romano return from the IL
August 16, 2023 Washington Nationals – Hunter Harvey returned from the IL on Tuesday, pitching a perfect ninth inning with the Nationals trailing by a run. Manager Davey Martinez said that Kyle Finnegan will remain as the team’s closer while Harvey slots into a setup role. Updated hierarchy: Finnegan | Harvey | Weems. Toronto Blue…