Closer Monkey | 2026
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Updated Closer Monkey Rankings | 7.18.2025
Recognizing that ranking relievers can become outdated within hours, Closer Monkey’s updated rankings incorporate in-season results with rest-of-season potential, yielding a number often worth debating. Each week, we are providing saves, SOLDS, and holds rankings. They are a combination of season-to-date, the last 14-day results, and rest-of-season projections, causing fluctuations in reliever valuation. Since the…
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First Half in Review | 2025
Before focusing on the upcoming trade deadline, which may or may not create ripple effects throughout the high-leverage ecosystem, reviewing results from MLB’s first half, though roughly two-thirds of the season has transpired, can help streamline targets in the next two weeks. This will include leaderboards from the first half, risers and fallers in underlying…
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Monkey Bytes | July 14
With the conclusion of the first half, it’s time for fantasy managers to take a breath, relax, and refocus for the stretch run. It may be short-lived with the trade deadline on the horizon. During Sunday’s full slate, relievers recorded six wins, with one accompanied by a blown save (Carlos Estévez) and seven saves while…
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Monkey Bytes | July 13
Saturday’s slate featured a mix of blowouts (four) and games decided by two runs or fewer (nine), though one was a complete game shutout. Relievers recorded seven wins, one accompanied by a blown save (Daysbel Hernández), and six saves while suffering seven losses. Two relievers worked for a third straight contest: Raisel Iglesias (ATL) and…
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Monkey Bytes | July 12
Friday’s 16-game slate resulted in eight reliever wins, with one accompanied by a blown save (Jake Bird), and converted six saves while suffering six losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Robert Suarez 28 13 76.9 15.4 1:0 3 Emmanuel Clase 20 10 70 0 0:0…
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