Tag: Lucas Erceg
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 3.22.2026
With Opening Day days away, it’s time to focus on spring results and potential changes in bullpen hierarchies with draft season in full swing. Today’s ledger features the Spring Training games from Saturday. For those interested in our premium option (ad-free content), please use this LINK; it is $30 and covers the season. This will…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 13
Once again, Houston steals the introduction, placing its closer, Josh Hader, on the 15-day injured list: Manager Joe Espada would not commit to defined roles during future save chances, making this another dreaded post-trade deadline committee, covered by Brian McTaggart in this post for MLB.com: Bryan Abreu has nine career saves, without one this season,…
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Monkey Bytes | April 26
It’s different pitching in New York, as many players understand from past struggles under the bright lights, and the concern level for one of baseball’s best closers has heightened after last night’s meltdown. Two games were postponed by the weather, which may also be a factor in today’s slate.. Relievers recorded four wins and eight…
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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%)…
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Closer Monkey’s Top 75 for SOLDS
While those in saves formats try figuring out who will win camp competitions for the ninth inning, fantasy managers in SOLDS leagues can focus on the best relievers, preferably on winning teams, when building rosters. For example, relievers provide more SOLDS than saves, illustrated in this chart showing trends for the last three years: There…