Tag: Ben Joyce

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 7.24.2026

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 7.24.2026

    Thursday’s five-game slate featured two wins (one accompanied by a blown save), four saves, four losses, and three blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 781 saves this season by 205 different pitchers. Our Trade Deadline Market Trends for relievers entering game play on July 24. Here are…

  • Trade Deadline Market Trends | 7.23.2026

    Trade Deadline Market Trends | 7.23.2026

    There are more projected buyers than sellers, which makes predicting which relievers may lose their leverage roles challenging. Instead of splitting this into two separate columns, the market trends will explore the sellers, teams taking a hybrid approach (buy and sell), and the buyers.  Projected Sellers Teams will be interested in the left-handed options, especially…

  • RP Rankings and Waiver Wire Notes | 6.26.2026

    RP Rankings and Waiver Wire Notes | 6.26.2026

    Because saves have been so volatile this season, refreshing them before the weekend games and waiver wire runs should help fantasy managers prepare for recent changes in the high-leverage ecosystem. When assessing the rankings, understand that they remain fluid as sample sizes grow. They are a mix of in-season results and rest-of-season potential. Rankings should…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 5.24.2026

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 5.24.2026

    Saturday’s 14-game slate featured two reliever wins, eight saves, and two losses, with only one blown save, and two more postponed contests. Here are the saves in condensed form:  There have been 399 saves this season, by 135 different pitchers in 2026.  As for the vulture options during today’s slate:  Vulture Save Options for 5.24.2026…

  • The RP Weekend Planner | 5.22.2026

    The RP Weekend Planner | 5.22.2026

    Rankings can fluctuate daily, and with waivers on tap in many leagues this weekend, the weekend planner will highlight situations worth tracking. It will also include updates to reliever rankings for saves and SOLDS formats. First, updated leaderboards for saves in 2026 and the last 14 days on games played through May 21: 2026 Leaders…