Tag: minnesota twins
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 2
During the first full slate following the trade deadline on Friday, there were team debuts for many relievers, but none were as electric as the one by Jhoan Durán in Philadelphia, especially his entrance. The excitement did not end here, as five games ended in walk-off rallies. Relievers recorded eight wins and seven saves while…
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Closer Monkey’s Trade Deadline RP Tracker | 2025
Closer Monkey’s trade deadline tracker will update with each reliever acquisition before the trade deadline passes on July 31 at 6 p.m. ET. July 31, 2025 San Diego Padres – A.J. Preller strikes again: This represents the first domino for the Padres day: After a rough patch earlier this season, Mason Miller found his footing…
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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…
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Monkey Bytes | July 26
Friday’s slate had six blowouts (games decided by five or more runs) and three shutouts, including two 1-0 contests. There was also a postponed game, which will be made up as a doubleheader today in Kansas City. Relievers recorded five wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Jake Bird), and five saves while…
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Trade Deadline Buy/Sell for the American League
Updated on July 25 With less than one week until the trade deadline, how teams will handle their rosters remains in constant flux. Some teams will use their next three series as a litmus test on how to proceed. There are two teams within one and a half games of the last Wild Card spot,…