Tag: Detroit Tigers
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Monkey Bytes: Leclerc’s struggles persist, Kopech and Miller record saves, Ginkel’s on the board, Game Recaps, and more
Tuesday’s full slate of contests yielded 10 saves, and every team except Miami has recorded at least one for the season. Controversy may be at the forefront of fantasy player’s thoughts, but it appears Bruce Bochy will not be making any changes in his leverage ladder, yet. Same goes for the Pirates, even though David…
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Monkey Bytes, April 8: McArthur secures his second save, Hader notches his first with Houston, Ancillary saves rule the day, and more
Sunday slates can be frustrating, especially when teams provide their high-leverage relievers with rest. There were 11 saves across the 15 contests, but six were not recorded by their closer, and three were of the three-inning variety. Here are the high-leverage events of interest. Kansas City Royals – Securing his second save, James McArthur tossed…
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Monkey Bytes, April 6: Two Bullpen Structures in Flux, Command Issues across the slate, Workload Management, and more
Friday did not feature a full slate of games but it provided a bevy of high-leverage events of interest. A.J. Hinch acknowledged frustrated fantasy players, Pete Fairbanks complained about the baseballs in Colorado, Kenley Jansen moved into sixth place all-time in saves, and vulture options too, covered in today’s Monkey Bytes. Detroit Tigers – Just…
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Monkey Bytes, April 5: Bednar’s on the board, Game Recaps from Thursday’s small slate, and What to Watch for this weekend
Small slates can be slippery, especially with a doubleheader involved, but some performances of interest presented themselves, including a closer recording his first save of the season. Pittsburgh Pirates – Save number one for “The Renegade”. David Bednar fired a clean bottom of the ninth and recorded two strikeouts finishing off a three-run win over…
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Monkey Bytes, April 2: April Fools by managers?; Game Recaps, and Injury Updates
Although fantasy players prefer clarity during high-leverage events, some managers will deploy their best relievers in the highest-leveraged moment, not necessarily reserve them for the traditional save chance in the ninth inning. This happened not, once or twice, but during three separate contests in Monday’s slate. It remains early for tracking bullpen usage patterns, but…