Tag: Kevin Ginkel

  • Monkey Bytes | July 8

    Monkey Bytes | July 8

    Things seemed tranquil on Monday until Arizona announced Shelby Miller was being placed on the 15-day injured list with forearm tightness. In the postgame comments, Torey Lovullo shared that the reliever will undergo imaging: Although fantasy managers prefer clarity, it appears the team will deploy a match-up-based approach: As for Monday’s 10-game slate, relievers recorded…

  • Monkey Bytes | May 9

    Monkey Bytes | May 9

    Thursday’s nine-game slate produced fours across the board. Relievers recorded four wins, saves, and holds. They also suffered four losses and four blown saves. In a leverage ladder that lost Joe Jiménez before the season began, a closer struggling with contact was not what Brian Snitker hoped for. Plus, a Reds reliever cannot convert his…

  • Monkey Bytes | March 21

    Monkey Bytes | March 21

    Perhaps foreshadowing his decision, Bud Black summoned Victor Vodnik at the bottom of the ninth against Texas with a three-run lead. Vodnik retired the side and recorded one strikeout, throwing 14 pitches (12 strikes – 85.7 Strike%) with three whiffs (21.4 SwStr%). He has a 1.14 WHIP with eight strikeouts versus one walk (24.2 K-BB%)…

  • Monkey Bytes | March 20

    Monkey Bytes | March 20

    Leading off with the only game that counted during the Tokyo Series, the Dodgers flexed its bullpen depth by not using any reliever in both wins. Alex Vesia converted his first save, working around a two-double by Kyle Tucker and a walk with a game-ending groundout. Vesia threw 23 pitches (14 strikes – 60.9 Strike%)…

  • Monkey Bytes | March 17

    Monkey Bytes | March 17

    Mason Miller allowed a hit and recorded two strikeouts in his sixth appearance this spring. By my count, he threw 15 pitches (11 strikes – 73.3 Strike%) and generated five whiffs (33.3 SwStr%). He has a 0.67 WHIP with eight strikeouts against one walk (31.9 K-BB%) through six innings. Per the broadcast, he was hitting…