Closer Monkey

Tag: Michael Rucker

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.23.2026

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.23.2026

    Saturday’s slate featured six wins, nine saves, six losses, and five blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,014 saves this season by 236 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers with at least one save. Here are…

  • Is Josh Hader back?

    September 1, 2022 Miami Marlins — Tanner Scott was used in the seventh inning of a tie game, the second time this week that he’s gotten middle-inning (albeit still high-leverage) work. We’ll toss a committee asterisk on here to reflect that Dylan Floro or Steven Okert could be in the mix for saves given this…

  • Garrett Richards becoming a key cog in the Boston bullpen

    September 20, 2021 Boston Red Sox – Garrett Richards has taken well to his bullpen assignment (20.2 IP, 2 ER — though he also allowed 5 unearned in one particularly ugly outing) and the Red Sox have rewarded him with some higher-leverage work. He closed out victories both Saturday and Sunday, with the latter coming…