Tag: minnesota twins
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Monkey Bytes | March 13
Only four relievers recorded more than 35 saves last season, and two had rough outings with Opening Day two weeks away. Emmanuel Clase allowed four hits and three earned runs over two-thirds of an inning against San Francisco. Not to be outdone, Robert Suarez suffered his first loss, allowing five hits, four earned runs, and…
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Monkey Bytes | March 11
Monday’s slate featured Kyle Finnegan’s spring debut, another sullied outing by “The Mountain,” and some outings of interest. Beginning with Finnegan, he could not complete the bottom of the fifth, giving up two hits, three runs (one earned) and recording one strikeout over two-thirds of an inning. He threw 19 pitches (14 strikes – 73.7…
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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…
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Projected Closers by Team for 2025
Noting many of these situations may change based on end-of-season injury reports and off-season moves, our too-early attempt at identifying the closers for 2025 is ready before the last full slate of games on Sunday, September 29. Thanks for being a part of this season at Closer Monkey. Enjoy and be well. If we have…
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Monkey Bytes: September 26
Wednesday’s slate resulted in Philadelphia earning a first-round bye in the playoffs while Kansas City and Detroit moved closer toward Wild Card spots in the American League. The Dodgers can clinch the division with one more win, clarifying the top three spots in the National League. However, with the Atlanta and Mets postponed series until…