Tag: Shawn Armstrong
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ladder | August 18
Across Sunday’s full 15-game slate, relievers recorded ten wins, with one accompanied by a blown save (Alex Vesia), and ten losses while securing six saves. Of the six saves, one may mean a changing of the guard for the ninth inning in Texas. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture…
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Monkey Bytes | July 6
Saturday featured six wins by relievers and seven saves. However, they also suffered seven losses on a slate that included a one-out save and a career first. Here are the saves in condensed form: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB BF Josh Hader 25 24 70.8 20.8 2:0 5 Andrés Muñoz 20 10 90%…
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Monkey Bytes | May 16
Thursday’s six-game slate only provided one win by a reliever and two saves. Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB Shawn Armstrong 2 13 53.8 15.4 0:0 Raisel Iglesias 7 10 70 0 0:0 For the save streamers, a light forecast: Vulture Save Option for May 16 Vulture Save Stash for May 17 Here are…
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Monkey Bytes: June 27
Wednesday provided one of the strangest slates in recent memory. Of the 16 games played, five had a reliever record a win, and only five ended in a save. Two were a reliever’s first of the season: Adrian Houser (NYM) and Trent Thornton (SEA). Eight high-leverage relievers made non-save appearances, including James McArthur, Mason Miller,…
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Monkey Bytes, April 8: McArthur secures his second save, Hader notches his first with Houston, Ancillary saves rule the day, and more
Sunday slates can be frustrating, especially when teams provide their high-leverage relievers with rest. There were 11 saves across the 15 contests, but six were not recorded by their closer, and three were of the three-inning variety. Here are the high-leverage events of interest. Kansas City Royals – Securing his second save, James McArthur tossed…