Tag: Arizona Diamondbacks

  • Monkey Bytes | July 21

    Monkey Bytes | July 21

    Before covering Sunday’s results, the Phillies have made their first move to strengthen their bullpen ahead of the trade deadline, but not on a trade: Last year, David Robertson went 3-4 with two saves and 34 holds with Texas, posting a 3.00 ERA, a 2.69 SIERA, a 3.19 xERA, and a 1.11 WHIP with 99…

  • Monkey Bytes | July 14

    Monkey Bytes | July 14

    With the conclusion of the first half, it’s time for fantasy managers to take a breath, relax, and refocus for the stretch run. It may be short-lived with the trade deadline on the horizon. During Sunday’s full slate, relievers recorded six wins, with one accompanied by a blown save (Carlos Estévez) and seven saves while…

  • Monkey Bytes | July 12

    Monkey Bytes | July 12

    Friday’s 16-game slate resulted in eight reliever wins, with one accompanied by a blown save (Jake Bird), and converted six saves while suffering six losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Robert Suarez 28 13 76.9 15.4 1:0 3 Emmanuel Clase 20 10 70 0 0:0…

  • Monkey Bytes | July 10

    Monkey Bytes | July 10

    Wednesday’s slate was reduced by one game, as the contest in Baltimore was postponed. Across the 14 games, six were decided by five or more runs while five were within two runs or fewer. Relievers recorded three wins and six saves against four losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches…

  • Monkey Bytes | July 8

    Monkey Bytes | July 8

    Things seemed tranquil on Monday until Arizona announced Shelby Miller was being placed on the 15-day injured list with forearm tightness. In the postgame comments, Torey Lovullo shared that the reliever will undergo imaging: Although fantasy managers prefer clarity, it appears the team will deploy a match-up-based approach: As for Monday’s 10-game slate, relievers recorded…