Tag: Raisel Iglesias
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 3.14.2026
With Opening Day less than two weeks away, it’s time to focus on spring results and potential changes in bullpen hierarchies with draft season in full swing. Today’s ledger features Spring Training games from Friday and an unfortunate update for an Angels reliever. A gentle reminder for those interested in our premium option (ad-free content),…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 11.2.2025
Following the conclusion of the World Series, the quiet period of free agency begins. Teams and players have five days to decide how they will handle their contractual options for 2026. For relievers, there will be pivotal decisions, starting with two of the best closers from 2025 owning opt-outs of their current contracts. No one…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 10.21.2025
Beginning our end of the season recaps lands on Fantasy Pros preseason ADP as a guide for how fantasy players did targeting relievers. For our purposes, I am using 12-team leagues as the standard. Since 2023, here are the reliever trends in the site’s amalgamated average draft position rankings in five-round pockets: Link: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/gECTn/1/ Adding…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.24.2025
Tuesday’s full slate yielded eight wins by relievers, though a blown save accompanied one (Josh Simpson) and eight saves while suffering six losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture Save Options for September 24 Here are the leverage events of interest from Tuesday. Leverage Ledger Atlanta Braves – Securing…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.21.2025
Saturday’s 17-game slate yielded six reliever wins and 11 saves, while relief pitchers suffered six losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture Save Options for September 21 Here are the leverage events of interest from Saturday. Leverage Ledger Arizona Diamondbacks – Torey Lovullo’s wheel-of-save chances extended the team’s MLB…