Closer Monkey | 2026
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Gregory Soto records a save and moves to the head of the Tigers’ committee
July 18, 2021 Detroit Tigers — The Vulture Save Watch predicted that Gregory Soto could get a save yesterday because of the Tigers’ doubleheader and sure enough, Soto picked up his eighth save of the season with a scoreless inning in a 1-0 win. However, it doesn’t look like Soto got the save because there…
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Zack Britton returns while Pete Fairbanks and Paul Sewald record saves
July 17, 2021 New York Yankees — There isn’t much good news coming out of the Yankees these days, but one bright spot is the return of Zack Britton from the IL. The Yankees have seen the season start to slip away, and the bullpen struggles have been a large part of it. Aroldis Chapman needed…
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Trade Deadline Buy/Sell: National League
July 16, 2021 —–Glossary:BUY+: This player has a strong chance (at least 50%) of becoming a closer by the trade deadline.BUY: This player has a small chance (at least 20%) of becoming a closer by the trade deadline.SELL: This player has a small chance (at least 20%) of losing his closer job by the trade…
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Trade Deadline Buy/Sell: American League
July 15, 2021 Special Update (Part 1 of 2 — check back later for the National League) —–Glossary:BUY+: This player has a strong chance (at least 50%) of becoming a closer by the trade deadline.BUY: This player has a small chance (at least 20%) of becoming a closer by the trade deadline.SELL: This player has…
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Matt Foster, Josh Osich grab saves as first half comes to a close
July 12, 2021 Chicago White Sox – Matt Foster picked up his first big league save, logging the final two outs in an extra inning game. Foster won’t likely get many high-leverage chances going forward. Hierarchy remains: Hendriks | Burr | Crochet. Cincinnati Reds – With Heath Hembree unavailable, the Reds pieced their way through…
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