Closer Monkey | 2026
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Monkey Bytes | June 1
Saturday was a strange slate with a mix of shutouts and some lopsided contests. Relievers recorded five and seven saves while suffering four losses. Here are the condensed recaps of the saves: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Carlos Estévez 16 14 64.2 0 0:0 Jeff Hoffman 13 18 66.7 5.6 1:1 Emmanuel Clase…
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Monkey Bytes | May 31
Friday’s full slate resulted in four wins by relievers and nine saves while suffering four losses. There were a couple of surprises during leverage events and a career-first save. Here is our condensed chart: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Robert Suarez 18 19 68.4 10.5 3:0 Kyle Finnegan 16 22 63.6 13.6 0:0…
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Monkey Bytes | May 30
Thursday’s five-game slate provided three relievers wins and one save against three losses. Unfortunately, there are no vulture plays, and the only save will be covered in our game recaps. However, as a bonus, a deep dive into Alexis Díaz will be included following his trade to the Dodgers: But first, the game recaps from…
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Monkey Bytes | May 29
Things were frenetic during Wednesday’s slate, with Bob Melvin announcing a change at closer for the San Francisco Giants. Camilo Doval will replace Ryan Walker as we advance based on this year’s performance by each reliever. Wednesday’s full slate was reduced by one with a postponement in Philadelphia, which will be played as a split…
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Monkey Bytes | May 28
Tuesday’s slate was beneficial to the save streamers, with three vulture recommendations coming through, though one allowed two earned runs. Relievers recorded five wins and nine saves last night while suffering seven losses. Here is the condensed view of Tuesday’s saves: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Ryan Helsley 11 13 84.6 23.1 2:0…
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