Tag: Alexis Diaz
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Monkey Bytes; June 3
Sunday’s slate featured seven reliever wins, including three in games decided by ninth-inning rallies (Arizona, Kansas City, New York Yankees). Two wins were recorded by relievers of interest in dynasty formats, Justin Martinez and Will Klein. Command remains an issue for each, but their upside lies in velocity and swinging strikes. Keep tabs on their…
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Monkey Bytes; May 26
Saturday’s slate provided massive volume in the world of high-leverage relievers. It began with Jason Foley pitching in the eighth inning, operating as his team’s HLR facing the heart of the Blue Jays lineup, and Tyler Holton securing his first save of the season. Among the 15 games, there were 13 saves, three of which…
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Monkey Bytes, May 24: A Wild Walk-off in Oakland, A Game-ending Interference Call, Game Recaps, and more
Size does not always matter, as illustrated by Thursday’s eight-game slate, which yielded plenty of high-leverage events of interest. There were five saves, a walk-off walk in Oakland, and an extra-inning contest in Cincinnati. All are covered in our condensed and full-game recaps. Closer CliffsNotes American League (RP | BAL): With two runners on and…
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Monkey Bytes, April 19: Clase closed (save number five), Poche records his second, Quick Hits, and W2W4 this weekend
Thursday’s limited slate became smaller when the Cubs game was postponed. It will be made up as a doubleheader on Saturday. But, all three early games provided a save. These, and other tidbits of information ahead of the weekend covered in today’s Monkey Bytes. Cleveland Guardians – Nailing down his fifth save, Emmanuel Clase fired…