Tag: Shawn Armstrong

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 30

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 30

    Friday’s full slate tilted towards relievers who recorded seven wins against five losses while securing nine saves. Three relievers recorded their first save of the season. Two of the nine saves required more than three outs. Here they are in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture Save Options for August 30 Under the Hood…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ladder | August 18

    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…

  • Monkey Bytes | July 6

    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%…

  • Monkey Bytes | May 16

    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…

  • 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,…