Tag: Pittsburgh Pirates
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Monkey Bytes, May 14: Workload management yields two ancillary saves but David Bednar works in a third consecutive contest, Game Recaps, and more
Monday’s slate provided one postponement, three extra-inning contests, intriguing usage patterns based on workload management, and eight saves recorded during 13 games. For a second straight day, a reliever logged an appearance the last three days, this time it was the “Renegade“, David Bednar securing his eighth with a clean outing in Milwaukee. This and…
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Under the Hood: What’s going on with David Bednar and Héctor Neris
Life, like underlying data, can be tricky. Although time did not allow itself last week, it’s time for another Under the Hood session featuring two relievers in the National League Central. Acknowledging ERA can be a fluky statistic, lets post some surface numbers for the two relievers: Which one owns the lower ERA? As one…
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Monkey Bytes, May 12: Kimbrel records his fourth win, Jansen secures his sixth save, Game Recaps, and more
First, a Happy Mother’s Day to our readers, and their families. An extra-inning contest forced manager Brandon Hyde’s hand in the top of the 11th. He brought in Craig Kimbrel into a high-leverage situation, and the veteran closer responded, tossing a scoreless frame and stranding the “place” runner against the heart of Arizona’s lineup. A…
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Monkey Bytes, May 10: Sewald secures his first save while Kopech and Hader record their fourth, What to Watch For, and more
Small slates often provided limited leverage outcomes, but Thursday’s seven-game slate did yield three saves, including the first of 2024 for Paul Sewald. How his team deploys him will determine his fantasy ceiling, with pitching on consecutive days being his last hurdle. Because of the limited game action, there will also be a rehab outing…
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Monkey Bytes, May 9: Kimbrel falters again, McArthur rebounds, and Suarez shines again, Game Recaps, and more
Despite a doubleheader providing mixed results from a fantasy perspective, through 15 games played on Wednesday, there were 10 saves, including Robert Suarez moving into a tie for the major league with his 12th. James McArthur took over a messy situation in the ninth and secured his eighth save, which should represent no imminent change…