Tag: Tanner Scott
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Monkey Bytes | April 6
Inclement weather postponed St. Louis at Boston, making Saturday a 14-game slate. Relievers recorded five wins and two losses while converting five saves. Luke Jackson secured his MLB-leading fifth save, which segues nicely into today’s three takeaways. Three Takeaways (1) Jackson converts his fifth save: The fantasy community was apprehensive about taking a chance on…
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Monkey Bytes | April 2
Unlike Monday, Tuesday’s 14-game slate provided plenty of intrigue across the high-leverage landscape. Relievers recorded six wins and four losses, converting eight of 11 save chances. Entering gameplay yesterday, nine teams were without a save; now there are six, which perfectly transitions into today’s takeaways. Three Takeaways (1) Kahnle converts the Tigers’ first ninth-inning save…
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Monkey Bytes | April 1
Monday’s 14-game slate was a strange one from a high-leverage lens. Baseball Reference identifies a blowout win as a game decided by five or more runs. Yesterday, 10 games were decided by this margin (71.4 percent). This resulted in the relievers recording four wins and two losses, with only four saves. Of these four, two…
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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 28
Domestic Opening Day featured a bevy of high-leverage events and chaos, indicating how things may proceed this season. Relievers recorded seven wins, nine saves, seven losses, and six blown saves across the 14-game slate, covered below. But first, some takeaways. Three Takeaways Suarez adapts: Protecting a three-run lead, Robert Suarez notched his first save with…