Tag: Anthony Bender
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Monkey Bytes, May 13: Jansen eschews workload management, Beeks records his third save, Durán in HLR purgatory, Game Recaps, and more
Once again, Sunday only provided five saves among its 15 contests, with some intriguing usage patterns. Kenley Jansen appeared for a third straight game, a rarity in the world of workload management. Jalen Beeks has emerged as the preferred save share for the Rockies, closing out a sweep of the defending World Champion Rangers. Even…
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Monkey Bytes, April 21: Alzolay’s fourth blown save, Fairbanks MIA, Edwin Díaz pitches in the eighth inning, Historic Saves, Game Recaps, and more
Noting Friday’s slate only yielded four saves, Saturday not only provided a multitude of high-leverage events, it was pure chaos. It started with the Rays not using Pete Fairbanks against the Yankees during a save situation, followed by a blown save in Game 1 by Adbert Alzolay, two saves by relievers moving up the all-time…
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Spring Vibes, March 20: Toronto RP Injuries, Another Jansen Outing Scratched, Game Recaps, and more
Toronto Blue Jays –In a less than ideal tweet regarding two separate injuries affecting the Blue Jays high-leverage ladder, Keegan Matheson shared Jordan Romano has right elbow inflammation and Erik Swanso n has right forearm tightness. Per Matheson, both relievers had clean MRIs. Hazel Mae reported Romano will not throw for three days then “ramp…
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Alexis Diaz separating himself from the field in Cincinnati
August 15, 2022 Cincinnati Reds – Alexis Diaz got the final five outs of Sunday afternoon’s victory, earning his fifth save and cementing himself atop the Cincinnati committee — if it even is one, that is. (If he strings together another save or two, he’ll kick this asterisk.) Also of note was how bad Hunter…