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Monkey Bytes | March 21
Perhaps foreshadowing his decision, Bud Black summoned Victor Vodnik at the bottom of the ninth against Texas with a three-run lead. Vodnik retired the side and recorded one strikeout, throwing 14 pitches (12 strikes – 85.7 Strike%) with three whiffs (21.4 SwStr%). He has a 1.14 WHIP with eight strikeouts versus one walk (24.2 K-BB%)…
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Monkey Bytes | March 14
When it felt like David Bednar was turning the corner with three scoreless outings, he had a rough outing against the Twins on Thursday. He allowed three hits, five earned runs, and two walks over one-third of the sixth. He threw 26 pitches (12 strikes – 46.2 Strike percentage) and induced one whiff: His velocities…
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Monkey Bytes | March 13
Only four relievers recorded more than 35 saves last season, and two had rough outings with Opening Day two weeks away. Emmanuel Clase allowed four hits and three earned runs over two-thirds of an inning against San Francisco. Not to be outdone, Robert Suarez suffered his first loss, allowing five hits, four earned runs, and…
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Monkey Bytes | March 11
Monday’s slate featured Kyle Finnegan’s spring debut, another sullied outing by “The Mountain,” and some outings of interest. Beginning with Finnegan, he could not complete the bottom of the fifth, giving up two hits, three runs (one earned) and recording one strikeout over two-thirds of an inning. He threw 19 pitches (14 strikes – 73.7…
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Monkey Bytes | March 9
With rosters being trimmed, it’s time to ramp up our coverage of bullpens for the 2025 season. This post will focus on game results from Saturday, March 8. There will be some changes this year regarding the daily emails. Those interested in daily free updates with links should subscribe to our page at Substack. Subscribers…