Tag: Edwin Díaz

  • Monkey Bytes | April 27

    Monkey Bytes | April 27

    Saturday featured a 16-game slate despite a postponement in New York. Relievers recorded seven wins, though two were accompanied by a blown save designation, and converted seven saves. They also suffered six losses and four blown saves. Cleveland deployed its closer in the eighth inning with a lead, A.J. Hinch has fantasy players scrambling again,…

  • Monkey Bytes | April 24

    Monkey Bytes | April 24

    Despite one game being postponed, it was a volatile news cycle for high-leverage relievers. In the games, relievers recorded five wins and ten saves while suffering six losses and five blown saves. Today’s takeaways feature a closer competition potentially brewing in San Francisco, Edwin Díaz leaving his outing because of cramping in his hip, and…

  • Monkey Bytes | April 22

    Monkey Bytes | April 22

    Though small, Monday’s eight-game slate proved mighty for save streamers. Relievers recorded six saves with five by the “second” in-line designation on our updated hierarchies. There were also three wins and two losses in yesterday’s contests by relief pitchers. Today’s takeaways focus on evolving leverage ladders in Boston, Miami, and Detroit. Three Takeaways (1) Slaten…

  • Monkey Bytes | April 20

    Monkey Bytes | April 20

    In a word, Saturday was chaotic in the closer ecosystem. Pittsburgh recalled David Bednar, the Dodgers placed Blake Treinen on the 15-day injured list with forearm tightness, and Arizona placed A.J. Puk on the 15-day injured list with a pending MRI regarding his elbow inflammation. During the full slate of contests, relievers recorded nine wins…

  • Monkey Bytes | April 18

    Monkey Bytes | April 18

    Thursday’s 10-game slate provided two reliever wins against only one loss, seven saves, and two blown saves in the same contest. There has been an update in the Tigers’ hierarchy, and is there more change on the horizon for the Reds? Three Takeaways (1) Kahnle cements his role: Taking over at the top of the…