Tag: Oakland A’s
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Monkey Bytes: July 13
Friday’s full slate featured five reliever wins and eight saves. There was only one extra-inning game, with the Angels prevailing on a walk-off home run. David Bednar returned from the injured list with a save, showing no signs of rust against the White Sox. Two young guns in the American League West displayed their high-octane…
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Monkey Bytes: July 11
Wednesday’s 17-game slate yielded four relievers wins and 10 saves. James “The General” McArthur recorded saves in each game of his team’s sweep of a split-game doubleheader against St. Louis. He’s the sixth Royals reliever to accomplish the feat and the first since Greg Holland did it two times in 2013. In the other doubleheader,…
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Monkey Bytes: July 3
Tuesday provided plenty of high-leverage events of interest, including walk-offs by the Dodgers and the Guardians, plus another extra-inning contest between the Mets and Nationals. Relievers recorded five wins and eight saves on this slate, including one by a newly promoted pitcher for the Mets, who may alter the team’s plans ahead of the trade…
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Monkey Bytes: June 22
After a slow start, Friday’s slate finished with a flurry. Six reliever wins and seven saves were recorded. Bryan Abreu and Enyel De Los Santos each secured their first save of 2024. With the trade deadline on the horizon, our first Trade Deadline Primer was posted yesterday. One of the featured relievers appears in our…
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Trade Deadline Primer, 1.0: Relievers on the “Menu”
Focusing on trade rumors is just that: rumors. Not everything shared can be considered fact, but with the trade deadline fast approaching, July 30 at 6 p.m. EST, anticipating potential moves helps keep fantasy managers ahead of their competition. Beginning with the reliever most likely moved and sifting through more notes, today’s post should help…