Tag: Houston Astros
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Monkey Bytes: June 23
Baseball-Reference classifies a blowout win as a five-run differential or higher. Saturday’s slate featured eight games decided this way. Two contests with a four-run margin also made high-leverage events scarce. Only two relievers recorded a win, and four secured a save. However, Pittsburgh not using David Bednar alarmed fantasy managers, though an explanation surfaced after…
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Monkey Bytes: June 22
After a slow start, Friday’s slate finished with a flurry. Six reliever wins and seven saves were recorded. Bryan Abreu and Enyel De Los Santos each secured their first save of 2024. With the trade deadline on the horizon, our first Trade Deadline Primer was posted yesterday. One of the featured relievers appears in our…
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Monkey Bytes: June 21
Smaller slates like last night’s nine-game one can provide limited high-leverage events or a multitude of them. Yesterday’s contests yielded six saves, two blown saves resulting in a win, and five wins by relievers. Headlining the saves, Arizona played its first game, which was not decided by five or more runs in 11 games, providing…
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Monkey Bytes; June 12
Tuesday’s full slate yielded five wins by relievers and eight saves. It did not satisfy those hoping for an Andrés Muñoz save chance. It was Ryne Stanek appearing in a second straight contest instead. Based on team reports, Muñoz will be available on a day-to-day basis, which will be frustrating from a fantasy perspective. If…
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Tuesday’s Three Takeaways: Astros, Twins, and White Sox Reliever Notes
Because game summaries cannot fully capture developing leverage situations, this column will focus on specific teams or relievers from a fantasy lens. Our initial post will delve into the lack of depth in Houston’s leverage ladder, how Minnesota was willing to use Jhoan Durán in a third straight game, and the downward spiral in the…