Tag: Paul Sewald
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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: August 20
All ten games on Monday were decided by three runs or fewer. However, two of those contests featured relievers (Cincinnati and Arizona) allowing at least a run in the bottom of the ninth during a road win. Four relievers recorded a win, and six saves were secured. Boston suffered its MLB-leading 12th blown save in…
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Monkey Bytes: August 18
Baseball Reference identifies a blowout as a game decided by five or more runs. Saturday’s slate featured six such contests, though two provided a save. Relievers only recorded two wins and seven saves, though four were of the ancillary variety. Our condensed recaps cover the high-leverage events of interest and some relievers getting in work…
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Monkey Bytes: August 8
Two doubleheaders boosted Wednesday’s full slate to 17 games. Relievers recorded six wins and nine saves, with only one contest reaching extra innings between San Diego and Pittsburgh. David Bednar suffered his first blown save since April, and Adrian Morejon recorded his first major league save in a battle between postseason hopefuls. Mason Miller returned…
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Monkey Bytes: August 1
Following a voluminous trade deadline for relievers, roles will continue to evolve through this weekend. It is challenging to say one reliever will be the closer when teams may be deploying a match-up-based approach or auditioning players for their leverage role. Because of this, the hierarchies and our closer depth chart will undergo multiple updates…