Tag: Houston Astros
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | July 27
Saturday’s 17-game slate featured six games decided by five runs or more. Still, relievers recorded six wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Graham Ashcraft), and five saves versus six losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Robert Suarez 30 17 64.7 23.5 2:0…
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Trade Deadline Buy/Sell for the American League
Updated on July 25 With less than one week until the trade deadline, how teams will handle their rosters remains in constant flux. Some teams will use their next three series as a litmus test on how to proceed. There are two teams within one and a half games of the last Wild Card spot,…
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Monkey Bytes | July 24
Wednesday’s slate proved volatile for relievers, illustrated by two blown saves accompanying the six wins accrued (Greg Weissert and Bennett Sousa) while suffering seven losses. There were also seven saves, from the one-out variety to two requiring multiple-inning efforts: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Josh Hader 27 18 61% 27.8 2:0 4…
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Monkey Bytes | July 23
Tuesday’s games yielded four wins by relievers and eight saves, while they suffered five losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Emmanuel Clase 22 13 69.2 7.7 1:0 4 Andrés Muñoz 22 28 53.6 10.7 2:2 5 Pete Fairbanks 17 12 66.7 0 0:0 3 David…
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Monkey Bytes | July 22
Continuing a season-long trend of injuries in the Dodgers’ leverage ladder, Tanner Scott left his outing early in Monday’s game after spiking a 2-2 pitch while facing Ryan Jeffers: His manager anticipates a stint on the injured list, which may make the defending World Champions a player in the ever-evolving trade market for high-leverage relievers.…