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  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 5

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 5

    Monday’s 13-game slate yielded plenty of leverage events of interest. Relievers recorded five wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Riley O’Brien), and seven saves while suffering six losses. Of the seven saves, two were a relief pitcher’s first of the season, and one was the first of his career. Here are the…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 4

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 4

    With the suspended game at Bristol Speedway added in, relievers recorded five wins and seven saves on Sunday, while suffering five losses. There were two first saves of the season, and the major league leader quelled a rally at the top of the ninth for his 32nd. Here are the saves in condensed form: For…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | July 30

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | July 30

    On Trade Deadline eve, things will get crazy soon in the reliever market. One move was made yesterday, as Seranthony Domínguez switched locker rooms between games during a doubleheader. Our updated hierarchies are shared in the game recaps. As a gentle reminder: Trade Deadline Links As for yesterday’s results, reslievers recorded seven wins and converted…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | July 29

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | July 29

    Monday began with a bombshell when it was announced Emmanuel Clase will be suspended through August 31 pending an MLB investigation into gambling accusations. This removes him and his teammates in the bullpen from trade talks, but they struggled in their first game with him away from the team, resulting in a loss against the…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | July 28

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | July 28

    Sunday’s slate had its share of blowouts with six games decided by five or more runs. Despite this, relievers recorded three wins and seven saves while suffering three losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Carlos Estévez 27 15 66.7 0 0:0 4 Edwin Díaz 23…