Tag: Closer Monkey Rankings
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Updated RP Rankings | 7.6.2026
With a new week upon us, three veteran closers are struggling. In his last nine appearances since the start of June, Aroldis Chapman has allowed at least a run in four games, resulting in a 2.25 WHIP with 10 strikeouts versus five walks across his last eight innings. It’s a small sample, but it has…
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Closer Monkey’s Weekend Planner | 6.5.2026
Following up on last week’s post, with the advent of lineup lanes and matchup-based approaches, it’s hard to put a definition on the word “closer” this season, but using games finished percentage (games finished/games), save share percentage (saves/team saves), and high-leverage outings as defined by Baseball Reference, we are down to six relievers that have…
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Updated RP Rankings | 6.1.2026
It feels like I share this every week, but rankings have been very challenging this season. Between varied usage patterns and performances, chaos remains at the forefront of the high-leverage ecosystem, not stability. With this in mind, the following teams either have a reliever on the hot seat or roles in flux as we embark…
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Updated RP Rankings | 5.25.2026
Amid one of the toughest seasons for saves, ranking closers remains an exercise in futility, or at least it feels that way. There are teams with fluid-based approaches, and veterans with closer experience remain on the radar. Rookies start finding their footing, and once it seems like a usage pattern develops, roles change once again.…
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Updated RP Rankings | 5.18.2026
As the weeks go by, it gets more difficult to rank relievers, not easier. Usage patterns remain erratic, with some teams, while others cannot finish a lead (Cincinnati). More relievers may return soon: As our updated saves tracker illustrates, there have been more relievers securing saves, and the soft spot is in the middle. They…