Tag: Riley O’Brien
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.12.2026
Tuesday’s full slate featured eight wins, 11 saves, five losses, and three blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 933 saves this season by 230 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers with at least one save on…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.10.2026
Sunday’s slate featured 10 wins (one accompanied by a blown save), seven saves, seven losses, and six blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 916 saves this season by 227 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers with…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.8.2026
Friday’s slate featured seven wins, 11 saves, five losses, and three blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 899 saves this season by 221 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already surpassed last year for the number of pitchers with at least one save and is within…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.6.2026
Wednesday’s slate featured four wins (one accompanied by a blown save), ten saves, six losses, and five blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 884 saves this season by 219 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already surpassed last year for the number of pitchers with at…
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Trade Deadline Market Trends | 7.30.2026
Another week has passed, and the trends mostly remain the same. There are more projected buyers than sellers, which makes predicting which relievers may lose their leverage roles challenging. Instead of splitting this into two separate columns, the market trends will explore the sellers, teams taking a hybrid approach (buy and sell), and the buyers. …