Tag: The Athletics

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 22

    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…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 21

    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,…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 20

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 20

    In one of the most turbulent slates of the season, relievers recorded seven wins, though one was accompanied by a blown save (Luis Mey), and ten saves while suffering seven losses. Here are the saves in condensed form: Due to scheduling and usage patterns, no recommended stream options are available. Three Takeaways (1) Match-up Mansolino…

  • 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…

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 17

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | August 17

    Saturday yielded a bevy of high-leverage events across the full 15-game slate. Relievers recorded six wins, one accompanied by a blown save (Trevor Megill), and 11 saves while suffering six losses. Four saves required five or more outs, and there were two one-out saves. Here are the saves in condensed form: For our save streamers:…