Tag: Carlos Estévez

  • Monkey Bytes | April 14

    Monkey Bytes | April 14

    Sunday was a strange slate, featuring five blowouts (games decided by five or more runs), including three shutouts. Relievers recorded four wins and six saves while suffering three losses and three blown saves. Bullpens remain in flux within the National League Central, which will be today’s takeaways focus. Three Takeaways (1) Is Alexis ready? Logging…

  • What to Watch For: April 11

    What to Watch For: April 11

    There are closer situations that remain unsettled and reliever outcomes worth tracking this weekend before waiver runs transpire. Here are the pertinent details fantasy players should be closely monitoring. American League Baltimore Orioles: Will Félix Bautista convert a save? It’s a limited sample, but he’s posted a 33.3 first-strike percentage and a 53.3 percent strike…

  • Monkey Bytes | April 11

    Monkey Bytes | April 11

    Thursday’s five-game slate resulted in two extra-inning contests, with relievers recording four wins, four losses, and converting one save versus three blown saves. Because of the reduced schedule, today’s takeaways will focus on rehabbing relievers at Triple-A. Three Takeaways (1) Hendriks’ strong debut: It’s taken with a grain of salt, given the talent disparity between…

  • Monkey Bytes | April 8

    Monkey Bytes | April 8

    Monday’s 11-game slate yielded seven saves, one win by a reliever, though a blown save accompanied it. Relievers also suffered two losses. One recorded his first career save in a piggyback appearance spanning four innings, and there was a one-out save. Which segues into our three takeaways. Three Takeaways (1) Santillan’s save: A fantasy favorite…

  • Monkey Bytes | April 7

    Monkey Bytes | April 7

    Sunday was a voluminous day from a high-leverage standpoint, highlighted by Bob Nightengale: Relievers recorded nine wins and seven losses and converted six saves while suffering nine blown saves on a volatile slate. Velocity and location remain two focal points early this season; our three takeaways explore results by three relievers of interest. Three Takeaways…