Tag: Monkey Bytes
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Monkey Bytes | April 1
Monday’s 14-game slate was a strange one from a high-leverage lens. Baseball Reference identifies a blowout win as a game decided by five or more runs. Yesterday, 10 games were decided by this margin (71.4 percent). This resulted in the relievers recording four wins and two losses, with only four saves. Of these four, two…
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Monkey Bytes | March 28
Domestic Opening Day featured a bevy of high-leverage events and chaos, indicating how things may proceed this season. Relievers recorded seven wins, nine saves, seven losses, and six blown saves across the 14-game slate, covered below. But first, some takeaways. Three Takeaways Suarez adapts: Protecting a three-run lead, Robert Suarez notched his first save with…
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Monkey Bytes | March 25
Although things seemed stable in Texas’ bullpen hierarchy, Bruce Bochy deployed a new usage pattern during high-leverage innings in the team’s game versus Kansas City on Monday. He suggested it could be “pretty close” to how he lines up high-leverage events this season, per Michael Bier on “X.” Closing out his first spring save, Luke…
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Monkey Bytes: July 30
Monday’s slate featured 12 games, including a doubleheader, but only yielded four reliever wins and four saves. Realizing most fantasy managers are more concerned about the Trade Deadline, the recaps will be quick, and a cheat sheet will be included in today’s post instead of Three Takeaways. Closer CliffsNotes Trade Deadline Primer Most “Active” Teams…
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Monkey Bytes: July 26
Thursday’s eight-game slate provided plenty of intrigue, but the news cycle off the field was even more robust. Four relievers recorded a win yesterday, and there were five saves, including two career-firsts. Because of the smaller slate, here are the Closer CliffsNotes: Before Oakland’s game in Los Angeles, the team announced Mason Miller was placed…