Closer Monkey

Tag: Diego Castillo

  • Rays gonna Rays, part the infinity

    April 19, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays – To be fair, we told you this would happen: Yesterday morning, we pulled the asterisk from Diego Castillo, marking the first time since 2019 that the Rays had a non-committee. And then, yesterday afternoon, Castillo went out to finish off the 7th, pitched the 8th, and then gave…

  • Diego Castillo ends the Rays’ committee and Mookie Betts probably deserved the save for the Dodgers

    April 18, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays — For the first time since 2019, the monkey has removed the asterisk for the Tampa Bay Rays.  Diego Castillo struck out a pair in a 6-3 Rays victory yesterday to pick up his 4th save of the season.  Castillo is the only Rays’ reliever to record a save…

  • A busy Opening Day across Major League Baseball

    April 2, 2021 St. Louis Cardinals – Is Alex Reyes the closer? Let’s look at the evidence. Reyes pitched the ninth with a five-run lead, allowing a hit and a walk with a strikeout in a scoreless inning to secure the win. Before the game. beat writer Derrick Goold says he believes Reyes is the…

  • Tiered List of Top Relievers for Holds Leagues

    March 12, 2021 The addition of the 3 batter rule made holds a little harder to come by last season and took a lot of value out of one-out specialists. Unsurprisingly, this left the top holds list filled with high leverage setup men stuck behind a high-end closer. There also is some value to be…

  • Obviously another Rays’ reliever records a save

    September 20, 2020 Tampa Bay Rays — The Rays have already clinched a playoff spot so maybe now they are trying to see if they can get each one of their relievers a save?  It was Ryan Thompson’s turn on Saturday as he got the last two outs for the save.  Thompson became the 12th…