Tag: Drew Smyly
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Monkey Bytes: August 14
Tuesday’s slate featured three relievers recording the first save of their careers, with two lasting three or more innings: Jake Cousins (NYY), Joey Wentz (DET), and Landon Knack (LAD). In all, four relievers collected wins and nine secured saves. Another intriguing note of interest is that workload management has been put aside by teams pushing…
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Monkey Bytes: June 27
Wednesday provided one of the strangest slates in recent memory. Of the 16 games played, five had a reliever record a win, and only five ended in a save. Two were a reliever’s first of the season: Adrian Houser (NYM) and Trent Thornton (SEA). Eight high-leverage relievers made non-save appearances, including James McArthur, Mason Miller,…
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Monkey Bytes; June 1
Friday’s full slate yielded seven wins and seven saves by relievers. It also provided a hot topic with Toronto not using Jordan Romano during a 14-inning contest against the Pirates. Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reported after the game that the closer is day-to-day with elbow soreness, with no context on the severity of the issue.…
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Taylor Rogers returns to the ninth inning for the Twins
June 15, 2019 Minnesota Twins — Taylor Rogers made his first appearance since June 6, completing a 1-2-3 ninth inning in a 2-0 win over the Royals. Rogers, who had been dealing with back stiffness, revealed after the game that he was good to go almost the entire time despite the injury and could have…