Tag: Jason Adam

  • Monkey Bytes | March 21

    Monkey Bytes | March 21

    Perhaps foreshadowing his decision, Bud Black summoned Victor Vodnik at the bottom of the ninth against Texas with a three-run lead. Vodnik retired the side and recorded one strikeout, throwing 14 pitches (12 strikes – 85.7 Strike%) with three whiffs (21.4 SwStr%). He has a 1.14 WHIP with eight strikeouts versus one walk (24.2 K-BB%)…

  • Closer Monkey’s Top 75 for SOLDS

    Closer Monkey’s Top 75 for SOLDS

    While those in saves formats try figuring out who will win camp competitions for the ninth inning, fantasy managers in SOLDS leagues can focus on the best relievers, preferably on winning teams, when building rosters. For example, relievers provide more SOLDS than saves, illustrated in this chart showing trends for the last three years: There…

  • Monkey Bytes | March 14

    Monkey Bytes | March 14

    When it felt like David Bednar was turning the corner with three scoreless outings, he had a rough outing against the Twins on Thursday. He allowed three hits, five earned runs, and two walks over one-third of the sixth. He threw 26 pitches (12 strikes – 46.2 Strike percentage) and induced one whiff: His velocities…

  • Monkey Bytes | March 11

    Monkey Bytes | March 11

    Monday’s slate featured Kyle Finnegan’s spring debut, another sullied outing by “The Mountain,” and some outings of interest. Beginning with Finnegan, he could not complete the bottom of the fifth, giving up two hits, three runs (one earned) and recording one strikeout over two-thirds of an inning. He threw 19 pitches (14 strikes – 73.7…

  • Monkey Bytes | March 9

    Monkey Bytes | March 9

    With rosters being trimmed, it’s time to ramp up our coverage of bullpens for the 2025 season. This post will focus on game results from Saturday, March 8. There will be some changes this year regarding the daily emails. Those interested in daily free updates with links should subscribe to our page at Substack. Subscribers…