Tag: Will Vest
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Monkey Bytes: July 14
Saturday featured a 16-game slate with a doubleheader and two extra-inning contests. It also yielded nine wins by relievers (56.3 percent) and seven saves, including the first of Dedniel Núñez‘s career. It also featured the second trade of the season involving a reliever: Kansas City Royals – After a shutout loss in Boston, the team…
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Monkey Bytes: July 10
Two postponed games shortened Tuesday’s slate slightly, but five relievers recorded wins, and five saves were secured. San Francisco won via a walk-off wild pitch. Detroit and Cleveland played a second straight extra-inning contest, which leaves one bullpen stretched thin entering today’s match-up. On the rehab front, Tuesday provided multiple tidbits, recapped in condensed form:…
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Friday’s Five: High-Leverage Situations of Interest
This column will focus on paring down What to Watch For into five relievers or situations worth tracking in this weekend’s high-leverage events. Can Jhoan Durán fix his recent spike in home runs allowed? When will Edwin Díaz regain his closer role? Who emerges as the bridge reliever or more in the Cubs bullpen? Will…
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Tyler Kinley records another save
September 17, 2023 Colorado Rockies – In game 2 of their doubleheader yesterday, Tyler Kinley pitched a scoreless 9th inning to pick up his 4th save of the season. Kinley recorded a pair of saves last week after Justin Lawrence vultured one and he seems to still be the clear option in the 9th for…