Tag: Camilo Doval
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Monkey Bytes, April 23: It’s Miller time (again), Bednar secures his third, Kimbrel hangs on for his sixth, Game Recaps, and more
Although Monday only provided 11 contests on the slate, it yielded seven saves and a win for high-leverage relievers. These will be covered in today’s post, in order of occurrence. However, the biggest news of the day happened when Tampa Bay placed Pete Fairbanks on the 15-day injured list with a “nerve issue“. With no…
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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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Monkey Bytes, April 16: Hader struggles in a non-save outing, Yates shuts the door on his first save, Game Recaps, and more
Preseason plans often go awry in the world of high leverage, but the recent reversal of fortunes for teams in Texas remains a surprise. Houston has only won six of its first 18 games and yielded one save in them. However, the usage patterns by the team’s new manager proves more confounding for those rostering…
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Monkey Bytes, April 8: McArthur secures his second save, Hader notches his first with Houston, Ancillary saves rule the day, and more
Sunday slates can be frustrating, especially when teams provide their high-leverage relievers with rest. There were 11 saves across the 15 contests, but six were not recorded by their closer, and three were of the three-inning variety. Here are the high-leverage events of interest. Kansas City Royals – Securing his second save, James McArthur tossed…
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Monkey Bytes, April 6: Two Bullpen Structures in Flux, Command Issues across the slate, Workload Management, and more
Friday did not feature a full slate of games but it provided a bevy of high-leverage events of interest. A.J. Hinch acknowledged frustrated fantasy players, Pete Fairbanks complained about the baseballs in Colorado, Kenley Jansen moved into sixth place all-time in saves, and vulture options too, covered in today’s Monkey Bytes. Detroit Tigers – Just…