Tag: Kansas City Royals

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.28.2025

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.28.2025

    Saturday’s full slate resulted in six wins by relievers and seven saves, while they were tagged with three losses. Two teams punched their postseason tickets: Detroit and Cleveland. The last spot will be decided today between Cincinnati and the New York Mets. Here are the saves in condensed form: With the end of the season…

  • American League Closer Preview | 2026

    American League Closer Preview | 2026

    Understanding this process does not guarantee that a pitcher will be his team’s closer next year. This post will assess the potential candidates after players can enter free agency, which helps set the stage for which relievers may be at the top of their hierarchy on Opening Day. It will include pending free agents and…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.21.2025

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.21.2025

    Saturday’s 17-game slate yielded six reliever wins and 11 saves, while relief pitchers suffered six losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture Save Options for September 21 Here are the leverage events of interest from Saturday. Leverage Ledger Arizona Diamondbacks – Torey Lovullo’s wheel-of-save chances extended the team’s MLB…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.18

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.18

    Wednesday’s split slate yielded seven reliever wins and five saves, while relief pitchers were tagged with seven losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture Save Options for September 18 Here are the leverage events of interest from Wednesday. Leverage Ledger Baltimore Orioles – Working around a lead-off single at…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.15

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.15

    Sunday’s slate yielded five reliever wins and nine saves, while they recorded five losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture Save Options for September 15 News, Notes, and Observations There is no timeline, but Daniel Palencia is throwing per this note on X: Kyle Finnegan threw off a mound…