Tag: Texas Rangers
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.21.2026
Thursday’s 9-game slate featured three wins, six saves, one loss, and two blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 1,000 saves this season by 235 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of pitchers with at least one save. Here…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 8.16.2026
Saturday’s slate featured five wins (though one was accompanied by a blown save), six saves, seven losses, and three blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 961 saves this season by 234 different pitchers. For perspective, this season has already set an MLB record for the number of…
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Trade Deadline Tracker for Relievers | 2026
Closer Monkey’s trade deadline tracker will update with each reliever acquisition before the trade deadline passes on August 3, at 6 p.m. ET. August 3 Pittsburgh Pirates – Viewed as the best reliever available this trade deadline, the Pirates have traded their ninth-ranked prospect to the Mets for Luke Weaver: Weaver has playoff pedigree as…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 7.27.2026
Sunday’s slate featured nine wins, eight saves, seven losses, and five blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 810 saves this season by 211 different pitchers. In the previous five MLB seasons, the league average for pitchers with a save was just over 214: This season may surpass…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 7.13.2026
Sunday’s slate featured nine wins, seven saves, nine losses, and six blown saves by relievers. Here are the saves in condensed form: There have been 735 saves this season by 195 different pitchers. On the precipice of the All-Star break and the conclusion of the first half, here are the save trends since 2021 through…