Tag: Justin Martinez

  • Monkey Bytes | May 25

    Monkey Bytes | May 25

    Saturday’s slate featured 16 contests and a bevy of high-leverage events of interest. Relievers recorded nine wins and nine saves, including two career firsts. They also suffered eight losses, with three games requiring extra innings. Here are the condensed saves from Saturday: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Josh Hader 13 17 76.5 17.6…

  • Monkey Bytes | May 21

    Monkey Bytes | May 21

    There was another postponement in Minnesota, but the 14-game slate on Tuesday yielded a bevy of high-leverage events. Relievers recorded four wins, ten saves, and six losses, with two recording their first save of the season. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Kyle Finnegan 15 10 100…

  • Monkey Bytes | May 1

    Monkey Bytes | May 1

    Wednesday’s full slate plus one doubleheader yielded nine wins and nine saves by relievers against three losses and only one blown save. However, there were some rough outings, notably by a Diamondbacks’ reliever who maintains he’s healthy but will undergo an MRI after being removed from a save chance in New York. This will be…

  • Monkey Bytes | April 28

    Monkey Bytes | April 28

    Sunday began with limited-leverage events of interest and finished with a flurry during the late afternoon contests. Relievers recorded six wins and five saves while suffering four losses with zero blown saves. Arizona used Justin Martinez on consecutive days, Seattle’s closer moved into a tie for the major league lead in saves, and the Yankees…

  • Monkey Bytes | April 27

    Monkey Bytes | April 27

    Saturday featured a 16-game slate despite a postponement in New York. Relievers recorded seven wins, though two were accompanied by a blown save designation, and converted seven saves. They also suffered six losses and four blown saves. Cleveland deployed its closer in the eighth inning with a lead, A.J. Hinch has fantasy players scrambling again,…