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Tag: Ryne Stanek

  • Josh Staumont takes the lead for saves in Kansas City

    April 27, 2021 Kansas City Royals – The Royals went with Greg Holland in the 8th and Josh Staumont in the 9th, and Staumont earned his second save of the year. We’re shuffling the committee accordingly and will monitor this to see if this is now Staumont’s job to lose. Updated hierarchy: *Staumont | Holland…

  • Top 15 Middle Relievers / Save Sleepers for 2020

    March 2, 2020 Below are our top middle relievers/save sleepers for 2020. Note that these rankings are calibrated for traditional (saves only) leagues and are thus weighted toward players with the best chances of getting save opportunities at some point this season. If you missed them last week, check out our tiered closer rankings. 1.…

  • 2020 NL East Preview

    February 26, 2020 Atlanta Braves — The Braves picked up a trio of veteran relievers late in 2019, and those three righties — Mark Melancon, Shane Greene, and Chris Martin — will make up the core of their bullpen in 2020, along with offseason signing Will Smith. There’s pretty good depth here, too, with Darren…

  • Seth Lugo continues to be Mets only reliable reliever

    September 10, 2019 New York Mets – Seth Lugo had another dominant performance, striking out four hitters over two perfect innings. We’ve talked about his durability before, and he’ll still need regular rest even as the Mets attempt a last ditch run for the Wild Card, but he’s the clear top option here; we’re removing…

  • Ryne Stanek logs first Marlins save in over a month

    August 26, 2019 Toronto Blue Jays – Ken Giles returned from the paternity list and should resume closing immediately. Look for Derek Law to join Jason Adam and others in bridging the gap to Giles. Updated hierarchy: Giles | Law | Adam. Miami Marlins – The Marlins posted their first save in over a month,…