Tag: Kansas City Royals

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 27

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 27

    Tuesday’s full 15-game slate provided a bevy of leverage events of interest. Relievers recorded seven wins and converted six saves while suffering seven losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers, another light forecast: Vulture Save Option for August 27 Three Takeaways (1) A reset for Hoffman? For a fifth time…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 25

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 25

    It’s not as simple as saying there will be a changing of the guard for San Francisco. However, after the team rallied for a one-run lead in Milwaukee at the top of the ninth, Ryan Walker received the save opportunity. He worked around Sal Frelick’s two-out single and recorded two strikeouts during a scoreless outing,…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 22

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 22

    Thursday’s nine-game slate yielded four reliever wins and six saves with only two losses. Of the six saves, three required four or more outs; here they are in condensed form: Vulture Save Options for August 22 News, Notes, and Observations IIt appears that the fantasy community and Ian Browne of MLB.com were too aggressive in…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 21

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 21

    Wednesday’s 14-game slate resulted in five reliever wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (David Bednar). Relievers also secured seven saves and suffered five losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture Save Options for August 21 News, Notes, and Observations Although redraft players had already moved on,…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 20

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 20

    In one of the most turbulent slates of the season, relievers recorded seven wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Luis Mey), and ten saves while suffering seven losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Due to scheduling and usage patterns, no recommended stream options are available. Three Takeaways (1) Match-up Mansolino…