Tag: Closer Monkey Rankings
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Updated RP Rankings |4.27.26
Updating our saves tracker, one notices a spike in relievers with saves compared with last year, and, unfortunately, a slight reduction in concentrated saves by closers at the top. It’s especially evident at the top of the ecosystem, where only one (Mason Miller) has more than seven saves. Since the two relievers who would be…
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Updated Rankings | 4.13.2026
Although it feels like more teams are running matchup-based bullpens, save dispersal has remained somewhat stable compared with games played through April 12 last year. Yes, there have been many more pitches recording a save, as this chart illustrates, but the number of relievers with multiple saves has not been as varied: Link: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/y0z5Y/1/ There…
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Closer Monkey’s Updated Rankings | 4.6.2026
As more data accrues during game action, some rankings will stabilize, though the reliever market remains fluid. Rankings are a mixture of early-season results and rest-of-season forecasts. These can fluctuate by format and change quickly, so they should be used as a guide, not as gospel. Relievers on the Rise Relievers on the Decline Reliever…
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Closer Monkey Rankings | 3.20.2026
After much consternation and running numbers, our last rankings update ahead of the last weekend without regular-season baseball. These rankings are a fusion of SGP based on ATC projections with my own saves, holds, and SOLDS mixed in. If you like a reliever more than the ranking, by all means, target him. It’s your team.…
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Updated Closer Monkey Rankings | 3.9.2026
There are slight tweaks in the rankings based on the recent news cycle. These will continue to evolve as teams make decisions about reliever roles, but this will be a process since we have just over two weeks until Opening Day. As for the closer rankings, it’s difficult because many teams may share save opportunities,…