Closer Monkey | 2026
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If you own Amir Garrett right now, we’re very sorry
April 22, 2021 Cincinnati Reds — As of Wednesday afternoon, Amir Garrett still had David Bell’s confidence — but that was before a three-run meltdown to blow a Reds victory and run his ERA to 16.20. After the game, Bell doubled down — but we still don’t think there’s any way he can justify giving…
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Jake Diekman earns his first save of the year
April 21, 2021 Oakland A’s — The A’s closed out the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader by going to Lou Trivino in the sixth and Jake Diekman in the seventh to preserve a 1-0 win. Trivino worked around a passed ball and a wild pitch to strike out the top two hitters in the Twins’…
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Jose Alvarado to miss a few games
April 20, 2021 Texas Rangers – The recently activated Joely Rodriguez got the 8th inning for the Rangers on Monday, tossing a scoreless inning with 2 Ks to bridge the gap to Ian Kennedy. With the rest of this bullpen in shambles, that’s enough to move him into the handcuff position. Updated hierarchy: Kennedy |…
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Rays gonna Rays, part the infinity
April 19, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays – To be fair, we told you this would happen: Yesterday morning, we pulled the asterisk from Diego Castillo, marking the first time since 2019 that the Rays had a non-committee. And then, yesterday afternoon, Castillo went out to finish off the 7th, pitched the 8th, and then gave…
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Diego Castillo ends the Rays’ committee and Mookie Betts probably deserved the save for the Dodgers
April 18, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays — For the first time since 2019, the monkey has removed the asterisk for the Tampa Bay Rays. Diego Castillo struck out a pair in a 6-3 Rays victory yesterday to pick up his 4th save of the season. Castillo is the only Rays’ reliever to record a save…
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