Tag: Edwin Díaz
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | July 27
Saturday’s 17-game slate featured six games decided by five runs or more. Still, relievers recorded six wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Graham Ashcraft), and five saves versus six losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Robert Suarez 30 17 64.7 23.5 2:0…
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Monkey Bytes | July 24
Wednesday’s slate proved volatile for relievers, illustrated by two blown saves accompanying the six wins accrued (Greg Weissert and Bennett Sousa) while suffering seven losses. There were also seven saves, from the one-out variety to two requiring multiple-inning efforts: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Josh Hader 27 18 61% 27.8 2:0 4…
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Monkey Bytes | July 22
Continuing a season-long trend of injuries in the Dodgers’ leverage ladder, Tanner Scott left his outing early in Monday’s game after spiking a 2-2 pitch while facing Ryan Jeffers: His manager anticipates a stint on the injured list, which may make the defending World Champions a player in the ever-evolving trade market for high-leverage relievers.…
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Monkey Bytes | July 21
Before covering Sunday’s results, the Phillies have made their first move to strengthen their bullpen ahead of the trade deadline, but not on a trade: Last year, David Robertson went 3-4 with two saves and 34 holds with Texas, posting a 3.00 ERA, a 2.69 SIERA, a 3.19 xERA, and a 1.11 WHIP with 99…
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Monkey Bytes | July 13
Saturday’s slate featured a mix of blowouts (four) and games decided by two runs or fewer (nine), though one was a complete game shutout. Relievers recorded seven wins, one accompanied by a blown save (Daysbel Hernández), and six saves while suffering seven losses. Two relievers worked for a third straight contest: Raisel Iglesias (ATL) and…