Tag: Ryan Yarbrough

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 5.27.2026

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 5.27.2026

    Tuesday’s slate featured three reliever wins, seven saves, and two losses, without any blown saves. Here are the saves in condensed form:  There have been 419 saves this season, by 141 different pitchers.  As for the vulture options during today’s slate:  Vulture Save Options for 5.27.2026 Vulture Save Stashes for 5.28.2026 For those interested in…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.12

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 9.12

    Thursday’s nine-game slate resulted in three shutouts, but relievers still recorded three wins and five saves while suffering four losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: There are no vulture recommendations for tonight’s contests. News, Notes, and Observations It appears Reid Detmers‘ breakout season as a reliever has ended: Grant Taylor will avoid the…

  • Monkey Bytes, March 29: Foley records the first Tigers save, Suarez notches his second, Jax owns the ninth, Game Recaps, and more

    Closer hijinks should be expected on Opening Day. However, things were a bit frenetic as the first window of games concluded. Recaps from these outcomes, along with the high-leverage notes of interest get covered in today’s Monkey Bytes. Detroit Tigers – It did not take long for some chaos on Opening Day courtesy of A.J.…

  • Hunter Harvey, Jordan Romano return from the IL

    August 16, 2023 Washington Nationals – Hunter Harvey returned from the IL on Tuesday, pitching a perfect ninth inning with the Nationals trailing by a run. Manager Davey Martinez said that Kyle Finnegan will remain as the team’s closer while Harvey slots into a setup role. Updated hierarchy: Finnegan | Harvey | Weems. Toronto Blue…