Tag: new york mets
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Monkey Bytes | June 7
Before Friday’s game, Brian Snitker acknowledged Raisel Iglesias remains in the mix for saves but will not be the “primary” option: In last night’s game, Pierce Johnson took over at the top of the ninth and allowed a single by Tyler Fitzgerald, then picked him off first, ending the inning. Returning for the tenth, Fitzgerald…
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Monkey Bytes | June 6
Could a historic meltdown be the downfall of Raisel Iglesias as Atlanta’s closer? Time will tell. He’s insulated by a lack of talent in his team’s leverage ladder. However, Thursday’s loss was rough: As a result, the team will promote Craig Kimbrel from Triple-A. He went 1-1 while recording three saves with a 1.091 WHIP…
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Monkey Bytes | June 4
Tuesday’s full slate resulted in six reliever wins and seven saves. Relief pitchers also were tagged with seven losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Carlos Estévez 17 18 55.6 11.1 2:1 Josh Hader 16 15 80 40 2:0 Emilio Pagán 16 18 66.7 22.2 1:0 Devin…
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Monkey Bytes | June 2
Sunday’s slate provided five wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Andrés Muñoz) and ten saves. Relief pitchers were also tagged with four losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Robert Suarez 19 11 63.6 9.1 2:0 Josh Hader 15 14 71.4 28.6 2:0 Emmanuel…
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Monkey Bytes | May 31
Friday’s full slate resulted in four wins by relievers and nine saves while suffering four losses. There were a couple of surprises during leverage events and a career-first save. Here is our condensed chart: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Robert Suarez 18 19 68.4 10.5 3:0 Kyle Finnegan 16 22 63.6 13.6 0:0…