Tag: Seth Halvorsen
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Monkey Bytes | March 30
Saturday’s full slate featured plenty of volume across the high-leverage ecosystem. Relievers recorded seven wins and suffered eight losses while converting nine of ten save opportunities. Although the bullpen hierarchies remain unsettled, Cincinnati and Colorado recorded saves during one-run wins. Ryan Pressly held on for his first save, but these situations represent our topics in…
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Monkey Bytes | March 26
Put your pencils down; the regular season is almost upon us. Tuesday’s slate was limited, but content was still provided, which will be presented differently today. Beginning with Carlos Estévez and this note from Anne Rogers of MLB.com: In his final tuneup, Estévez allowed a hit and recorded a strikeout while facing minor-league hitters. He…
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Monkey Bytes | March 22
One day removed from reports suggesting Opening Day was in question, Félix Bautista appeared in a spring training game against the Tigers. He recorded a strikeout, gave up a solo home run, issued a walk, produced another strikeout, and walked one more batter before his removal. Per Roch Kubatko, Bautista threw 26 pitches, hitting 98…
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Monkey Bytes | March 17
Mason Miller allowed a hit and recorded two strikeouts in his sixth appearance this spring. By my count, he threw 15 pitches (11 strikes – 73.3 Strike%) and generated five whiffs (33.3 SwStr%). He has a 0.67 WHIP with eight strikeouts against one walk (31.9 K-BB%) through six innings. Per the broadcast, he was hitting…
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Monkey Bytes | March 12
Colorado’s closer competition has been centered around Seth Halvorsen versus Victor Vodnik in columns by MLB.com and the Denver Post. However, this ignores the team’s saves leader from last year, Tyler Kinley. Spring outings may not be the deciding factor, but all three appeared in Tuesday’s contest versus Cincinnati. With just over two weeks until…