Tag: JoJo Romero

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 8

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 8

    Sorry for the delay, but the four-game slate provided time for research this morning. After our recaps, we’ll take a look at our bullpens, which are designated as committees for stash candidates or diamonds in the rough. In Thursday’s games, relievers recorded two wins, a save, and two losses. Here are the leverage events of…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 5

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 5

    Monday’s 13-game slate yielded plenty of leverage events of interest. Relievers recorded five wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Riley O’Brien), and seven saves while suffering six losses. Of the seven saves, two were a relief pitcher’s first of the season, and one was the first of his career. Here are the…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 3

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 3

    Saturday’s slate was reduced by one game when the Bristol Speedway contest was suspended after an extended rain delay; it will resume today at 1 p.m. ET. Relievers recorded six wins and eight saves while suffering four losses in the remaining 14 games. Three leverage relievers notched their first save of the season, two saves…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 1

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 1

    After the dust settled on an overwhelming trade deadline from a leverage standpoint, the fantasy implications do not always align with the real ones. For our purposes, these relievers received a boost as a result of how their team handled the trade deadline: Trade Deadline RP Winners for Fantasy Purposes Trade Deadline RP Decliners for…

  • 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…