Tag: Chicago White Sox

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 4

    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…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 3

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 3

    Saturday’s slate was reduced by one game when the Bristol Speedway contest was suspended after an extended rain delay; it will resume today at 1 p.m. ET. Relievers recorded six wins and eight saves while suffering four losses in the remaining 14 games. Three leverage relievers notched their first save of the season, two saves…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 2

    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…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | July 27

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | July 27

    Saturday’s 17-game slate featured six games decided by five runs or more. Still, relievers recorded six wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Graham Ashcraft), and five saves versus six losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Robert Suarez 30 17 64.7 23.5 2:0…

  • Trade Deadline Buy/Sell for the American League

    Trade Deadline Buy/Sell for the American League

    Updated on July 25 With less than one week until the trade deadline, how teams will handle their rosters remains in constant flux. Some teams will use their next three series as a litmus test on how to proceed. There are two teams within one and a half games of the last Wild Card spot,…