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Closer Chaos Rafael Montero got the save on Monday, throwing a scoreless inning versus the Dodgers. He did walk one and hit Mookie Betts, but was able to finish the game. This is a bit frustrating for fantasy players who invested in Kendall Graveman recently (slowly raises hand,) but while it appears Montero is back in the driver’s seat, his leash on the role is far from long.    COVID Issues Jose Alvarado, Matt Moore, and Ronald Torreyes were placed on the COVID IL prior to the Phillies ga...

April 20, 2021 Ian Anderson was one of the better stories of the 2020 season. Entering the year as the No. 3 prospect in the Braves’ system and the No. 44 prospect in all of baseball, he was seen as a future mid-rotation starter who could help quickly. He did just that and more: Added to the rotation in late August, Anderson finished seventh in the NL Rookie of the Year voting despite making just six starts. He put up a 1.95 ERA in those outings, and while the supporting data said he wasn�...

10.1% Brian Anderson heads the FB% gainers list and is the only batter to have increased his mark by at least 20% so far. This is pretty noteworthy considering he enjoyed a HR/FB rate spike last year. If he is able to prove that was a true leap in talent level, then a significantly higher fly ball rate could easily mean 30+ homers. Of course, he hasn’t yet taken advantage of all those fly balls, as his HR/FB rate stands at just 5%. Still, he’ll be interesting to follow, as he possibly trans...

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

We will always include a link to the full Closer Depth Chart at the bottom of the Bullpen Report each day. It’s also accessible from the RosterResource drop-down menu and from any RosterResource page. Please let us know what you think. The 2021 version of Bullpen Report includes five different sections, as well as the closer chart, which can be found at the bottom of the page. Notable Workloads: Primary closers or valuable members of a closer committee who have been deemed unavailable or like...

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

  Ariel is the 2019 FSWA Baseball Writer of the Year. Ariel is also the winner of the 2020 FSWA Baseball Article of the Year award. He is the creator of the ATC (Average Total Cost) Projection System. Ariel was ranked by FantasyPros as the #1 fantasy baseball expert in 2019. His ATC Projections were ranked as the #1 most accurate projection system in 2019. Ariel also writes for CBS Sports, SportsLine, RotoBaller, and is the host of the Beat the Shift Podcast (@Beat_Shift_Pod). Ariel is a...