Tag: Aroldis Chapman
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 26
Monday’s 13-game slate had seven games decided in blowout fashion (five or more runs), including three shutouts. Relievers did record four wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Riley O’Brien), and three saves while incurring two losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Although our vulture save recommendation hit last night, there…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 23
Friday’s full slate yielded voluminous leverage events of interest, and last night did not disappoint. There are updates for 23 of the 30 teams from yesterday’s action in today’s post. Relievers recorded eight wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Trevor Megill), and eight saves while suffering nine losses. Of the eight saves,…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 22
Thursday’s nine-game slate yielded four reliever wins and six saves with only two losses. Of the six saves, three required four or more outs; here they are in condensed form: Vulture Save Options for August 22 News, Notes, and Observations IIt appears that the fantasy community and Ian Browne of MLB.com were too aggressive in…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 17
Saturday yielded a bevy of high-leverage events across the full 15-game slate. Relievers recorded six wins, one accompanied by a blown save (Trevor Megill), and 11 saves while suffering six losses. Four saves required five or more outs, and there were two one-out saves. Here are the saves in condensed form: For our save streamers:…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ladder | August 16
Looking to snap a three-game losing streak, Rob Thomson called on his closer with a four-run lead in Washington. Jhoan Durán had not pitched since Sunday, so getting in work made sense. However, while facing his first batter, Paul DeJong, a line drive comebacker when off the closer’s ankle, and after a delay waiting for…