Tag: Jeff Hoffman

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.17

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.17

    Tuesday’s 17-game slate yielded nine wins by relievers, though blown saves accompanied two (Tanner Banks and Cade Smith). Relief pitchers also converted ten saves and suffered only five losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture Save Options for September 17 Here are the leverage events of interest from Tuesday.…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | September 10

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | September 10

    Tuesday’s slate yielded more high-leverage events, including six wins by relievers and eight saves, while getting tagged with six losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture Save Options for September 10 Here are the leverage events of interest from Tuesday. Leverage Ledger Baltimore Orioles – After working two scoreless…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | September 3

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | September 3

    Tuesday’s 14-game slate resulted in five reliever wins and eight saves, while they were tagged with six losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture Save Options for September 3 Here are Tuesday’s leverage events of interest. Leverage Ladder Arizona Diamondbacks – Back from Triple-A, Taylor Rashi worked around two…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 31

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 31

    Saturday’s slate yielded seven wins by relievers and nine saves while suffering seven losses. There were four ancillary saves, including a surprise one by Kyle Leahy (STL), covered in condensed form: For the save streamers, in order of preference: Vulture Save Options for August 31 Under the Hood With the score tied at the top…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 28

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 28

    Almost half (seven) of the 15-game slate on Wednesday were games decided by five or more runs. Relievers recorded five wins and five saves, while suffering four losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: There are no vulture recommendations for August 28. Hierarchy Change Milwaukee Brewers – On the precipice of reaching a career…