Tag: A.J. Minter
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 6.2.2026
Monday’s nine-game slate featured five reliever wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save, three saves, three losses, and two more blown saves. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 451 saves this season by 149 different pitchers. As for the vulture options during today’s slate: Vulture Save Options for 6.2.2026…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 5.27.2026
Tuesday’s slate featured three reliever wins, seven saves, and two losses, without any blown saves. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 419 saves this season, by 141 different pitchers. As for the vulture options during today’s slate: Vulture Save Options for 5.27.2026 Vulture Save Stashes for 5.28.2026 For those interested in…
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Monkey Bytes: August 10
Before delving into Friday night’s game action, San Francisco demoted Camilo Doval from his closing duties and sent him to Triple-A to work on his mechanics and improve his command. Initial reports indicated Bob Melvin preferred keeping Ryan Walker in this “fireman” role. After a walk-off win, he named his best reliever the interim closer,…
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2024 Trade Deadline Buy/Sell: National League
Updated: July 26, 2024 With days until the trade deadline (July 30), here are the latest playoff projections for the American League courtesy of Baseball-Reference: Glossary: BUY+: This reliever has a strong chance (50 percent or better) of becoming a closer after the trade deadline. BUY: This reliever has a slight chance (at least 20…
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Monkey Bytes; May 31
Despite a smaller slate on Thursday, relievers recorded three wins and four saves. Reed Garrett snapped his bullpen’s futility while securing his third save. Milwaukee used Elvis Peguero as the replacement in the ninth, while Trevor Megill worked on reducing the swelling in his pitching arm from his contusion versus the Cubs. There was one…