Tag: Closers
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 5.20.2026
Tuesday’s slate featured ten reliever wins, nine saves, and six losses, plus five blown saves. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 369 saves this season, by 130 different pitchers. As for the vultures recommendations: Vulture Save Options for 5.20.2026 Vulture Save Stashes for 5.21.2026 For those interested in our premium option…
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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,…
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Month in Review for Relievers | March/April 2025
Assessing reliever performances through the first month-plus comes with apprehension because small sample sizes can be misleading. Focusing on the data and some underlying indicators helps fantasy players remain ahead of the competition. Total Saves Blown Saves Save Chances Saves and blown saves are slightly down when compared with last year, but offense has been…
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Monkey Bytes: July 15
Sunday’s full game slate provided high-leverage events of interest and the end of the first half. Ten relievers recorded a win, one via a “bulk” outing behind an opener. Eight saves were recorded, with only one being a reliever’s first of the season (Roansy Contreras). There were walk-offs by the Giants and the Tigers, plus…
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Trade Deadline Primer, 2.0: Relievers in a fluid market
Not much has changed since last week’s first Trade Deadline Primer, but writers’ clickbait will continue, especially once we enter July. How teams handle their rosters will evolve over the next two weeks ahead of the All-Star game and take shape with about a week left before the July 30 deadline. Setting a baseline, here…