Tag: Yimi García
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Monkey Bytes | May 15
Wednesday’s slate included 17 contests with two doubleheaders completed. Relievers recorded ten wins and ten saves while suffering six losses. Minnesota recorded a save in both games while securing a sweep against Baltimore, whereas St. Louis and Philadephia split their doubleheader. Here are the saves from yesterday’s games: Reliever Save # Pitches Strike% SwStr% K:BB…
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Monkey Bytes | May 4
Saturday’s slate had a mix of close games and six decided by four or more runs. Relievers recorded five wins and seven saves but also suffered seven losses and three blown saves. Our takeaways will be brief but feature three closers in bounce-back situations; they all passed. Three Takeaways (1) Walker remains in the ninth:…
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Monkey Bytes | May 2
Thursday’s split slate provided four reliever wins and five saves versus four losses and two blown saves. Arizona closed out its first save with its co-closers on the injured list; the Reds demoted their projected Opening Day closer, and another save for a Rockies’ rookie. Three Takeaways (1) Is it Miller time? Preserving a two-run…
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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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Closer Monkey’s Trade Deadline Tracker, 2024
As trades happen leading up to this year’s trade deadline, this tracker will keep Closer Monkey readers informed with updated hierarchies and instant analysis. Since it will update with each move, please bookmark it for continued use through July 30. July 30, 2024 In a rush of moves at or just before the deadline: San…