Tag: Félix Bautista
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.11.2026
On this 25th remembrance of 9/11, I remember what would have been my first active day of classes as a Physical Education teacher in Syracuse. However, the strike of the second tower occurred right before my students arrived for class. Parents were coming to pick up their kids as I had them sitting in the…
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Projecting 2027 Closers | American League
Looking ahead as the season winds down can offer insight into what to watch for in the remaining games while starting preparations for 2027. This alone can cause anxiety, as looming labor relations could affect the total number of games played. Like the projected closers for some teams, this is out of fantasy managers’ hands,…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.31.2026
Sunday’s 14-game slate resulted in four wins, six saves, four losses, and five blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,067 saves this season by 240 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers with at least one save.…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.20.2026
Wednesday’s slate featured 11 wins, 11 saves, six losses, and five blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 994 saves this season by 235 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers with at least one save. Here are…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 10.21.2025
Beginning our end of the season recaps lands on Fantasy Pros preseason ADP as a guide for how fantasy players did targeting relievers. For our purposes, I am using 12-team leagues as the standard. Since 2023, here are the reliever trends in the site’s amalgamated average draft position rankings in five-round pockets: Link: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/gECTn/1/ Adding…