Tag: Craig Kimbrel
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Monkey Bytes: July 30
Monday’s slate featured 12 games, including a doubleheader, but only yielded four reliever wins and four saves. Realizing most fantasy managers are more concerned about the Trade Deadline, the recaps will be quick, and a cheat sheet will be included in today’s post instead of Three Takeaways. Closer CliffsNotes Trade Deadline Primer Most “Active” Teams…
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Monkey Bytes: July 27
Friday provided a bevy of high-leverage events and three trades involving relievers, with more on the way soon. In last night’s slate, relievers recorded five wins and five saves. However, the most interesting storylines may have been the Yankees’ blown save in Boston and a loss in Baltimore. Closer CliffsNotes Roster Updates Seattle Mariners –…
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Monkey Bytes: July 26
Thursday’s eight-game slate provided plenty of intrigue, but the news cycle off the field was even more robust. Four relievers recorded a win yesterday, and there were five saves, including two career-firsts. Because of the smaller slate, here are the Closer CliffsNotes: Before Oakland’s game in Los Angeles, the team announced Mason Miller was placed…
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2024 Trade Deadline Buy/Sell: American League
Updated: July 26, 2024 With days remaining until the trade deadline (July 30), here are the latest playoff projections for the American League courtesy of Baseball-Reference: Glossary: BUY+: This reliever has a strong chance (50 percent or better) of becoming a closer after the trade deadline. BUY: This reliever has a slight chance (at least…
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Updated Top-50 for Saves and Top-75 for SOLDS for the start of the Second Half
The table includes rankings for relievers at the start of the second half. It includes their save, K-BB percentage, swinging strike rate, and WHIP through games played on July 14. This table also shows each reliever’s ranking in Standings Gain Points (SGP) for the season and the last 30 days, helping identify recent trends. These…