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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 5
Monday’s 13-game slate yielded plenty of leverage events of interest. Relievers recorded five wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Riley O’Brien), and seven saves while suffering six losses. Of the seven saves, two were a relief pitcher’s first of the season, and one was the first of his career. Here are the…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 4
With the suspended game at Bristol Speedway added in, relievers recorded five wins and seven saves on Sunday, while suffering five losses. There were two first saves of the season, and the major league leader quelled a rally at the top of the ninth for his 32nd. Here are the saves in condensed form: For…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 2
During the first full slate following the trade deadline on Friday, there were team debuts for many relievers, but none were as electric as the one by Jhoan Durán in Philadelphia, especially his entrance. The excitement did not end here, as five games ended in walk-off rallies. Relievers recorded eight wins and seven saves while…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | July 31
Although this post usually focuses on the previous day’s leverage events of interest, today’s lead-in will recap the trades that impacted hierarchical changes. As a reminder, you can access all reliever trades throughout the day at this link: 2025 Trade Deadline Tracker Buyers Philadelphia Phillies – Updated Hierarchy: Jhoan Durán | Matt Strahm | Orion…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | July 28
Sunday’s slate had its share of blowouts with six games decided by five or more runs. Despite this, relievers recorded three wins and seven saves while suffering three losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Carlos Estévez 27 15 66.7 0 0:0 4 Edwin Díaz 23…