Tag: Justin Martinez

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.5.2026

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.5.2026

    Tuesday’s slate featured four wins (one accompanied by a blown save), six saves, four losses, and four blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 874 saves this season by 217 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already surpassed last year for the number of pitchers with at…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.4.2026

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.4.2026

    Monday’s eight-game slate featured two wins, three saves, two losses, and three blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 868 saves this season by 216 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already surpassed last year for the number of pitchers with at least one save and is…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.2.2026

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.2.2026

    Saturday’s slate featured seven wins (one was accompanied by a blown save), eight saves, six losses, and two blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 859 saves this season by 215 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already matched last year for the number of pitchers with…

  • Updated RP Rankings and WW Notes | 7.31.2026

    Updated RP Rankings and WW Notes | 7.31.2026

    Because saves have been so volatile this season, refreshing them before the weekend games and waiver wire runs should help fantasy managers prepare for recent changes in the high-leverage ecosystem. This will be the last update preceding the trade deadline. The next batch of rankings will not take place until after the trade deadline expires,…

  • Trade Deadline Market Trends | 7.30.2026

    Trade Deadline Market Trends | 7.30.2026

    Another week has passed, and the trends mostly remain the same. There are more projected buyers than sellers, which makes predicting which relievers may lose their leverage roles challenging. Instead of splitting this into two separate columns, the market trends will explore the sellers, teams taking a hybrid approach (buy and sell), and the buyers. …