Tag: Yohan Ramirez

  • Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 4.26.2026

    Closer Monkey’s Leverage Ledger | 4.26.2026

    Saturday’s 14-game slate featured seven wins by relievers, five saves, and six losses. Here are the saves in condensed form:  As for the vulture options across today’s slate:  Vulture Save Options for 4.26.2026 Doubleheader Recommendations:  For those interested in our premium option (ad-free content), please use this LINK; it is $30 and covers the season.…

  • Monkey Bytes; June 8

    Friday featured some intriguing usage patterns and a scoreless tie after nine innings between the Dodgers and the Yankees in the Bronx. Five relievers, including Michael Grove, recorded wins as a reliever, and there were eight saves. Kansas City overcame an early eight-run deficit for a walk-off win, and Mason Miller benefited from a walk-off…

  • Andrew Kittredge and Rowan Wick each record a save and try to establish themselves in their respective committees

    September 4, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays — Andrew Kittredge struck out a pair in a perfect 9th inning to pick up his sixth save of the season.  Kittredge has now recorded the last three saves for the Rays and four of the last five, with the only save he didn’t get being a three-inning save…

  • Rays get their 11th different reliever a save

    August 23, 2021 Detroit Tigers – Old friend Joe Jimenez got an 11th inning save on Sunday, his first of the season. He doesn’t factor in to the Tigers usual late inning plans. Hierarchy remains: Soto | Cisnero | Fulmer. Tampa Bay Rays – Another reliever got a save for the Rays on Sunday, and…

  • Cesar Valdez might be closing, and he’s probably available in your league

    September 21, 2020 Baltimore Orioles – Cesar Valdez picked up his second save of the season on Sunday, pitching after Hunter Harvey threw a scoreless 1.1 innings. With only six Orioles games remaining, they could spread whatever remaining opportunities they have around, or they could run with Valdez, a 35-year-old who throws absolute junk and,…