Closer Monkey | 2026
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Closer Monkey’s Updated Rankings | 7.7.2025
Recognizing that ranking relievers can become outdated within hours, Closer Monkey’s updated rankings incorporate in-season results with rest-of-season potential, yielding a number often worth debating.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, last 14-day results, and rest-of-season projections, causing fluctuations in reliever valuation. Relievers on the…
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Monkey Bytes | July 7
Sunday featured nine of its 15 games decided by two runs or fewer, resulting in a bevy of leverage situations of interest. Relievers recorded five wins and nine saves while getting tagged with six losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Robert Suarez 25 12 67%…
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Monkey Bytes | July 6
Saturday featured six wins by relievers and seven saves. However, they also suffered seven losses on a slate that included a one-out save and a career first. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Josh Hader 25 24 70.8 20.8 2:0 5 Andrés Muñoz 20 10 90%…
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Monkey Bytes | July 5
Friday’s slate provided plenty of leverage events of interest and some extended outings. Relievers recorded seven wins and eight saves versus five losses. Among the eight saves, three required at least two innings, with two three-inning saves in the late contests. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB…
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Monkey Bytes | July 4
First, a happy Fourth of July to our terrific community. In yesterday’s nine-game slate, relievers only recorded two wins, with one accompanied by a blown save (Juan Mejia), but secured five saves while being tagged with four losses. Here are the saves in condensed form, noting two required four outs (Seth Halvorsen and Carlos Estévez):…
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