Tag: Kevin Kelly
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 6.18.2026
Wednesday’s slate featured three reliever wins, five saves, and one loss, with only one blown save. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 559 saves this season by 169 different pitchers. Here are the limited vulture options: Vulture Save Options for 6.18.2026 Vulture Save Stashes for 6.19.2026 For those interested in our…
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Monkey Bytes: August 3
Friday night’s slate featured some confusing usage patterns, fueling more questions than answers in the remaining unsettled bullpen hierarchies following the trade deadline. Six relievers recorded a win, and there were six saves, including yesterday’s vulture recommendation, Joe Jiménez. Our Closer CliffsNotes recaps the high-leverage events of interest. Closer CliffsNotes Three Takeaways Vulture Save Option…
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Monkey Bytes, May 16: Muñoz saves Seattle again, Doval hangs on against the Dodgers, Recaps, and more
Wednesday’s split slate provided multiple high-leverage events of interest, but the weak leverage ladder for the Mariners may wear down its talented closer, Andrés Muñoz. He recorded his second five-out save this year, and his MLB-leading fourth save requiring four or more outs. Camilo Doval preserved a three-run win over the Dodgers, his team’s first…
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Colin Holderman becomes Colin Saverman
June 6, 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates – Colin Holderman had as adventurous a scoreless inning as a pitcher can have (the first three batters got hits; one was erased via caught stealing), but got the job done and picked up his first save of the year. As the Vulture Save Watch stated yesterday, David Bednar had…
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Pete Fairbanks to the IL
May 29, 2023 Tampa Bay Rays — Pete Fairbanks was placed on the injured list with left hip inflammation. Jason Adam should be the primary source of saves while Fairbanks is out but it’s the Rays so guys like Colin Poche and Kevin Kelly could also be in the mix. Updated hierarchy: *Adam | Poche…