Tag: Houston Astros

  • Monkey Bytes | June 15

    Monkey Bytes | June 15

    First and foremost, Happy Father’s Day to our readers. Enjoy the time with your families. Saturday did not go according to plan for fantasy managers. Relievers recorded eight wins and five saves while suffering six losses. However, a day off for Aroldis Chapman resulted in an ancillary save by his teammate, and the Phillies opted…

  • Monkey Bytes | June 13

    Monkey Bytes | June 13

    Even though there were only eight games on Thursday, relievers recorded six saves and two wins against three losses. There was a three-inning save (Aaron Ashby) and new usage patterns by the Cubs, but here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Josh Hader 18 18 77.8 16.7 2:0…

  • Monkey Bytes | June 8

    Monkey Bytes | June 8

    Saturday’s slate featured a bevy of high-leverage situations. Relievers recorded nine wins, though two followed blown saves at the top of the inning, and seven saves while suffering six losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Jeff Hoffman 15 18 72.2 27.8 1:0 Kenley Jansen 14 14…

  • Monkey Bytes | June 6

    Monkey Bytes | June 6

    Could a historic meltdown be the downfall of Raisel Iglesias as Atlanta’s closer? Time will tell. He’s insulated by a lack of talent in his team’s leverage ladder. However, Thursday’s loss was rough: As a result, the team will promote Craig Kimbrel from Triple-A. He went 1-1 while recording three saves with a 1.091 WHIP…

  • Monkey Bytes | June 4

    Monkey Bytes | June 4

    Tuesday’s full slate resulted in six reliever wins and seven saves. Relief pitchers also were tagged with seven losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Carlos Estévez 17 18 55.6 11.1 2:1 Josh Hader 16 15 80 40 2:0 Emilio Pagán 16 18 66.7 22.2 1:0 Devin…