Tag: Garrett Cleavinger
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Monkey Bytes: September 20
Two more teams punched their postseason tickets during Thursday’s slate: Cleveland and the Los Angeles Dodgers. As for relievers, five recorded wins and five secured saves. Our condensed recaps cover the high-leverage events of interest. Closer CliffsNotes Justin Martinez (ARI) retired the side and recorded a strikeout while closing a four-run win in Milwaukee. He…
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Monkey Bytes: September 10
Monday’s nine games yielded four reliever wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Carlos Estévez). Six pitchers secured saves, including two three-inning saves (José Suarez and Josh Winckowski). The Díaz brothers also recorded saves and are featured in today’s three takeaways below. Our condensed game recaps cover yesterday’s slate’s high-leverage events of interest.…
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Monkey Bytes; June 13
Wednesday provided five reliever wins and nine saves across a full 15-game slate. It featured another sullied save for Héctor Neris in Tampa Bay and a white-knuckle ride with Trevor Megill closing out a win over the Blue Jays. Today will mark the return of Edwin Díaz with the Mets, and his manager said he…
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Tiered SOLDS Rankings; Week 10
Providing more coverage, our first attempt at tiered SOLDS rankings will reflect a mix of in-season results already accrued and rest-of-the-season potential. Rankings like this change rapidly, but here are 65 relievers in five tiers before game action on Tuesday, May 28. Tier One Tier Two Tier Three Tier Four Tier Five SOLDS Leaders 2024…
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Monkey Bytes, May 19: Edwin on the Hot Seat, Walk-off Wins, and more
It’s difficult to quantify how missing a season will affect a pitcher, especially with the introduction of the pitch clock. Edwin Díaz has been placed on the hot seat based on recent rough outings, especially his non-save outing on Saturday which resulted in four earned runs and an eventual loss in extra-innings. He may receive…