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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…
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Trade Deadline Buy/Sell for the National League
Updated on July 25 With less than one week until the trade deadline, how teams will handle their rosters remains in flux. Some teams will use their next two series as a litmus test on how to proceed. There are clear buyers at the top of the Wild Card standings and three teams within two…
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Monkey Bytes | July 23
Tuesday’s games yielded four wins by relievers and eight saves, while they suffered five losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Emmanuel Clase 22 13 69.2 7.7 1:0 4 Andrés Muñoz 22 28 53.6 10.7 2:2 5 Pete Fairbanks 17 12 66.7 0 0:0 3 David…