Tag: Cade Smith
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Monkey Bytes | April 12
Friday’s slate was reduced by one postponement, and the rain cut another game short. Relievers recorded four wins and converted eight saves while suffering three losses and two blown saves. Two relievers held on for saves despite traffic on the bases, and one team probably worth avoiding for saves is the focus of today’s takeaways.…
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Closer Monkey’s Top 75 for SOLDS
While those in saves formats try figuring out who will win camp competitions for the ninth inning, fantasy managers in SOLDS leagues can focus on the best relievers, preferably on winning teams, when building rosters. For example, relievers provide more SOLDS than saves, illustrated in this chart showing trends for the last three years: There…
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Monkey Bytes: August 3
Friday night’s slate featured some confusing usage patterns, fueling more questions than answers in the remaining unsettled bullpen hierarchies following the trade deadline. Six relievers recorded a win, and there were six saves, including yesterday’s vulture recommendation, Joe Jiménez. Our Closer CliffsNotes recaps the high-leverage events of interest. Closer CliffsNotes Three Takeaways Vulture Save Option…
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Monkey Bytes; June 8
Friday featured some intriguing usage patterns and a scoreless tie after nine innings between the Dodgers and the Yankees in the Bronx. Five relievers, including Michael Grove, recorded wins as a reliever, and there were eight saves. Kansas City overcame an early eight-run deficit for a walk-off win, and Mason Miller benefited from a walk-off…
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Closer Monkey Tiered SOLDS Rankings; Week 11
Providing more coverage, our tiered SOLDS rankings will reflect a mix of in-season results already accrued and rest-of-the-season potential. Rankings like this change rapidly, but here are 65 relievers in five tiers before game action on Monday, June 3. Tier One Tier Two Tier Three Tier Four Tier Five SOLDS Leaders 2024 Link: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/yoU4j/2/ SOLDS…