Tag: Ryan Helsley
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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 | September 4
Relievers recorded six wins, though Robert Stephenson’s had a blown save accompany it, and eight saves while suffering six losses across Wednesday’s slate. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture Save Option for September 4 News, Notes, and Observations There have not been any updates regarding the severity of the…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 15
Though small in stature, Thursday’s seven-game slate yielded two reliever wins, five saves, and two losses. One reliever recorded his first save of the season, another notched the first of his career, and there was a one-out save. Here are the five saves in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture Save Options for August…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 5
Monday’s 13-game slate yielded plenty of leverage events of interest. Relievers recorded five wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Riley O’Brien), and seven saves while suffering six losses. Of the seven saves, two were a relief pitcher’s first of the season, and one was the first of his career. Here are the…