Tag: Abner Uribe
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Monkey Bytes: Leclerc’s struggles persist, Kopech and Miller record saves, Ginkel’s on the board, Game Recaps, and more
Tuesday’s full slate of contests yielded 10 saves, and every team except Miami has recorded at least one for the season. Controversy may be at the forefront of fantasy player’s thoughts, but it appears Bruce Bochy will not be making any changes in his leverage ladder, yet. Same goes for the Pirates, even though David…
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Monkey Bytes, April 6: Two Bullpen Structures in Flux, Command Issues across the slate, Workload Management, and more
Friday did not feature a full slate of games but it provided a bevy of high-leverage events of interest. A.J. Hinch acknowledged frustrated fantasy players, Pete Fairbanks complained about the baseballs in Colorado, Kenley Jansen moved into sixth place all-time in saves, and vulture options too, covered in today’s Monkey Bytes. Detroit Tigers – Just…
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Monkey Bytes, April 3: Kopech hangs on for his first career save, Hader blows his first in Houston, Game Recaps, and more
Chicago White Sox – Taking over with two runners on and one out in the eighth, Michael Kopech issued a walk and induced an inning-inning double-play grounder. In the ninth, he served up a solo home run (Marcell Ozuna), issued a second walk, and gave up a single, but recorded his first major league save,…
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Monkey Bytes, March 30: Uribe records Milwaukee’s first save, Phillips nails down his second, Muñoz retires four four his first, Game Recaps, and more
Before delving into Friday’s high-leverage events of interest, a note about matching up with lineup pockets. Teams designated as closer-by-committees can be deceiving when focusing on a limited sample. Before a series, some managers will sit down with their relievers and provide them with which pocket they will face, not necessarily which inning they will…