Tag: Tampa Bay Rays
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Monkey Bytes | March 31
Sunday’s 13-game slate provided five reliever wins, four losses, and eight saves in ten chances. There were some notable injury updates which will be covered in our three takeaways. Three Takeaways (1) Doval gets the save on Sunday: After turning in a strong spring, Camilo Doval filled in capably while recording his first save with…
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Monkey Bytes | March 29
Friday provided a nine-game slate, but the leverage impact was not minimized. Relievers recorded three wins, four saves, three losses, and two blown saves. Detroit and Los Angeles went into extra innings, and the Rays won on a walk-off home run. These will be covered after our takeaways from last night’s action. Three Takeaways (1)…
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Monkey Bytes | March 27
Domestic Opening Day has arrived, so now the fun begins, right? Focusing on things fantasy managers should watch for this weekend during high-leverage events takes center stage in today’s post. A gentle reminder about email updates for the 2025 season: Closer Monkey Emails for 2025 This year, the daily emails will change. Those interested in…
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Monkey Bytes | March 25
Although things seemed stable in Texas’ bullpen hierarchy, Bruce Bochy deployed a new usage pattern during high-leverage innings in the team’s game versus Kansas City on Monday. He suggested it could be “pretty close” to how he lines up high-leverage events this season, per Michael Bier on “X.” Closing out his first spring save, Luke…
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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…