Tag: Greg Jewett
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Monkey Bytes | March 25
Although things seemed stable in Texas’ bullpen hierarchy, Bruce Bochy deployed a new usage pattern during high-leverage innings in the team’s game versus Kansas City on Monday. He suggested it could be “pretty close” to how he lines up high-leverage events this season, per Michael Bier on “X.” Closing out his first spring save, Luke…
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Monkey Bytes | March 24
Updating the Reds plan for save situations with Alexis Díaz on the injured list, Terry Francona would not name an interim closer in this column by Mark Sheldon for MLB.com. Though our original hierarchy did not include Taylor Rogers, he’s mentioned as an option, along with Scott Barlow and potentially Graham Ashcraft. If it’s a…
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Monkey Bytes | March 19
Although spring training continues for most MLB teams, the Tokyo Series provided the first save of 2025: Los Angeles Dodgers – Registering the first save of 2025, Tanner Scott retired the side and recorded one strikeout against the Cubs 5-6-7 lineup pocket. He threw ten pitches (80 Strike%) with two whiffs (20 SwStr%): Updated Hierarchy:…
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Spring Vibes, March 15: More Milwaukee Leverage Plans without Devin Williams, Kopech in the White Sox bullpen, Helsley’s velocity, and Game Recaps
Milwaukee Brewers – As anticipated, Brewers GM, Matt Arnold hinted at a committee for saves in this video interview on “X” shared by Curt Hogg, with results over the next two weeks of spring contests perhaps laying the groundwork for roles once the season begins. However, there was no definitive answer, which means this should…