Tag: Greg Jewett
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 3.14.2026
With Opening Day less than two weeks away, it’s time to focus on spring results and potential changes in bullpen hierarchies with draft season in full swing. Today’s ledger features Spring Training games from Friday and an unfortunate update for an Angels reliever. A gentle reminder for those interested in our premium option (ad-free content),…
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Updated Closer Monkey Rankings | 3.9.2026
There are slight tweaks in the rankings based on the recent news cycle. These will continue to evolve as teams make decisions about reliever roles, but this will be a process since we have just over two weeks until Opening Day. As for the closer rankings, it’s difficult because many teams may share save opportunities,…
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Updated American League Hierarchies | 2026
Catching up with the recent news cycles, there have been numerous alterations to bullpen hierarchies in the American League. As of February 28, roles may change, but here are our updated outlooks for the upcoming season. Baltimore Orioles Projected Hierarchy: Ryan Helsley | Andrew Kittredge | Keegan Akin After adding Helsley as a stabilizing force…
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Updated Closer Monkey Rankings | 2.23.2026
There are slight tweaks in the rankings based on the recent news cycle. These will continue to evolve as teams make decisions about reliever roles, but this will be a process. We have only just begun. As for the closer rankings, it’s difficult because many teams may share save opportunities, they could change by the…
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Updated Closer Monkey Rankings | 2.2.2026
After posting early closer rankings in tiered form, with pitchers reporting soon, it’s time to expand the process. There will be a top-40 relievers for saves leagues, though some teams will not have a representative, and a first run of SOLDS rankings. For the SOLDS rankings, my saves-plus-holds projections are combined with ATC in SGP…