Tag: Texas Rangers
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 22
Thursday’s nine-game slate yielded four reliever wins and six saves with only two losses. Of the six saves, three required four or more outs; here they are in condensed form: Vulture Save Options for August 22 News, Notes, and Observations IIt appears that the fantasy community and Ian Browne of MLB.com were too aggressive in…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 21
Wednesday’s 14-game slate resulted in five reliever wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (David Bednar). Relievers also secured seven saves and suffered five losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers: Vulture Save Options for August 21 News, Notes, and Observations Although redraft players had already moved on,…
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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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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ladder | August 16
Looking to snap a three-game losing streak, Rob Thomson called on his closer with a four-run lead in Washington. Jhoan Durán had not pitched since Sunday, so getting in work made sense. However, while facing his first batter, Paul DeJong, a line drive comebacker when off the closer’s ankle, and after a delay waiting for…
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Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 14
Despite some weather issues, Wednesday provided a full 15-game slate. Relievers recorded seven wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Keegan Akin), and seven saves while suffering nine losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: For the save streamers, a light forecast: Vulture Save Options for August 14 Under the Hood: The…