Tag: Lucas Erceg

  • 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%)…

  • Closer Monkey’s Top 75 for SOLDS

    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…

  • 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…

  • Monkey Bytes | March 12

    Monkey Bytes | March 12

    Colorado’s closer competition has been centered around Seth Halvorsen versus Victor Vodnik in columns by MLB.com and the Denver Post. However, this ignores the team’s saves leader from last year, Tyler Kinley. Spring outings may not be the deciding factor, but all three appeared in Tuesday’s contest versus Cincinnati. With just over two weeks until…

  • Monkey Bytes | March 9

    Monkey Bytes | March 9

    With rosters being trimmed, it’s time to ramp up our coverage of bullpens for the 2025 season. This post will focus on game results from Saturday, March 8. There will be some changes this year regarding the daily emails. Those interested in daily free updates with links should subscribe to our page at Substack. Subscribers…